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

NCT ID: NCT00527852

Last Updated: 2018-04-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Streptococcal Infection Pharyngitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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Flocked swab

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Need for a bacterial throat culture
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Ottawa

Principal Investigators

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David M Goldfarb, MD FRCPC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Division of Infectious Disease

Locations

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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Emergency Department

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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07/59X

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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