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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Streptococcal Infection; Pharyngitis

• Registration Number: NCT00527852
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Brief Summary

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2007-07
• Study Start: 2007-09
• Study First Submitted: 2007-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-11
• Primary Completion: 2007-12
• Study Completion: 2007-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 350

Inclusion Criteria

• Need for a bacterial throat culture

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Identification of Group A streptococcus via culture of organism

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Emergency Department; 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada