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

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, July 2007

Sponsored by:	Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Information provided by:	Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00527852

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Group A Streptococcus Pharyngitis	Device: Flocked swab

MedlinePlus related topics: Sore Throat

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Identification of Group A streptococcus via culture of organism

Estimated Enrollment:	400
Study Start Date:	September 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Need for a bacterial throat culture

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00527852

Contacts

Contact: David M Goldfarb, MD, FRCPC	613-737-7600 ext 2651	dgoldfarb@cheo.on.ca
Contact: Robert Slinger, MD, FRCPC	613-737-7600 ext 2651	slinger@cheo.on.ca

Locations

Canada, Ontario
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Emergency Department	Recruiting
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H8L1
Contact: Ron K Tam, MD, FRCPC, FAAP 613-737-7600 ext 2318 rtam@cheo.on.ca

Sponsors and Collaborators

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David M Goldfarb, MD FRCPC

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

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	07/59X
Study First Received:	September 10, 2007
Last Updated:	September 10, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00527852
Health Authority:	Canada: Ministry of Health & Long Term Care, Ontario

Keywords provided by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario:

Flocked swab
Group A streptococcus

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections

Stomatognathic Diseases
Pharyngitis
Pharyngeal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009