Rapid POC GAS Diagnostics in the Paediatric ED

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Streptococcal Pharyngitis

Treatments: Device: Rapid testing; Diagnostic Test: Reference testing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04247243

HAHSO POC GAS

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized trial evaluating effectiveness of rapid point-of-care molecular GAS diagnostics as compared to standard culture-based techniques for the management of children aged 3-18 years of age presenting with sore throat to McMaster Children's Hospital Emergency Department.

Enrollment: 392 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all those presenting who have a throat swab ordered for GAS testing

Exclusion criteria

• those who took antibiotics effective against GAS within 72 h of ED presentation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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392 participants in 2 patient groups

Rapid testing

Experimental group

Description:

Abbott ID NOW Strep A testing.

Treatment:

Device: Rapid testing

Reference testing

Active Comparator group

Description:

Culture-based testing.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Reference testing