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Streptococcal InfectionNCT00527852

Assessment of Flocked Swabs for the Identification of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

A study testing Flocked swab in people with Streptococcal Infection and Pharyngitis, run by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a study to to compare traditional fibre wound swabs to more recently developed flocked swabs for the identification of Group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children presenting to a children's emergency department. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Streptococcal Infection, Pharyngitis
What is being tested?
Flocked swab
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
350 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Sep 2007to Dec 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 day to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Need for a bacterial throat culture

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Emergency Department

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L1

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About this study

This is a study to to compare traditional fibre wound swabs to more recently developed flocked swabs for the identification of Group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children presenting to a children's emergency department.

Being tested
Flocked swab
Keywords
Flocked swab, Group A streptococcus pharyngitis
Medical subject headings
Streptococcal Infections, Pharyngitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Flocked swabDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Identification of Group A streptococcus via culture of organism

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Sep 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2007
  3. Primary completionDec 2007
  4. Study completionDec 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
350 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00527852
Sponsor's protocol ID
07/59X
Status last verified
Jul 2007
First submitted
10 Sep 2007
Last updated
18 Apr 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Flocked swab in people with Streptococcal Infection and Pharyngitis, run by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Apr 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Identification of Group A streptococcus via culture of organism. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Apr 2018.

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