Comparison Between Two Methods of Throat Swabbing

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Pharyngitis
• Interventions: Other: additional swabbing

• Registration Number: NCT01125384
• Lead Sponsor: Meir Medical Center

Brief Summary

Throat swabbing is an important instrument in the diagnosis of strep pharyngitis and sometimes the main argument for antibiotic treatment. There is no firm knowledge about an appropriate method of the swabbing for receiving maximal sensitivity. We hypothesize that accurate swabbing from the pus will increase the sensitivity of the swabbing as compared to free swabbing. In order to check this hypothesis we will compare two swabs from the same throat. One that will be taken by a physician specifically from the pass and the second will be taken by a nurse as she used to do it. An increase of 10% of positive results will be accepted as a significant advantage.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-18
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2011-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2011-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with sore throat, classified 2-3 according to Cantor's criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• patients on antibiotic treatment
• suspected carriers of streptococcus

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
"accurate" swabbing by a physician	additional swabbing	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sensitivity of "accurate" swabbing versus sensitivity of habitual nurses' swabbing	1 year	Proportion of positive cultures obtained by "accurate" swabbing will be compared to the proportion of positive cultures obtained by nurses' habitual swabbing (as they do it usually).