Rapid diagnosis of respiratory infections in primary healthcare: the PrimariPOC study.

Completed

• Conditions: 10047438; common cold; respiratory tract infections; 10024970

• Registration Number: NL-OMON42348
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of all ages with a clinical suspicion of a respiratory tract infection (at least one of the following respiratory illness symptoms: common cold, rhinorroea, cough, wheeze, fever> 37.5 degrees Celsius)

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of contraindications for collecting a nasopharyngeal swab (e.g. trauma, facial surgery, known platelet disorder)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study outcome is the evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the<br /><br>mariPOC® respi test in a primary health care setting. Sensitivity,<br /><br>specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value will be<br /><br>calculated separately for each agent regardless of detection of more agents in<br /><br>samples.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary study parameter is the feasibility and value of this POCT in<br /><br>general practice. This will be evaluated by interviewing the health care<br /><br>professionals (GPs, assistants) according to structured questionnaires.<br /><br>Besides, with the results of this study we are able to increase our insight in<br /><br>the prevalence of the different respiratory viruses in primary care. </p><br>