Implementation of a Molecular Diagnostic for Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis: The FilmArray GI Panel IMPACT Study
- Conditions
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Interventions
- Device: FilmArray™ Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel
- Registration Number
- NCT02248285
- Lead Sponsor
- BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
- Brief Summary
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC (BioFire) has developed the FilmArray Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel, a rapid, easy to use PCR-based in vitro diagnostic test for the identification of 22 common microorganisms responsible for infectious gastroenteritis (http://filmarray.com/the-panels/) from a stool specimen collected in Cary Blair enteric transport media. The test was made available for sale in the US and EU following FDA clearance and CE marking in May, 2014.
The FilmArray GI Panel offers improvements over conventional laboratory testing which include: reduced turnaround time from specimen to result, reduced laboratory labor costs, increased sensitivity and specificity relative to current clinical reference methods, and larger breadth of organism identification than is available using standard methods. Because of these attributes, the results from this test have the potential to enable clinicians to more accurately diagnose and treat GI illness in a reduced time frame.
Collaborators at the University of Utah, Brown University/Lifespan, and BioFire Diagnostics have designed a study to evaluate health outcomes of pediatric subjects presenting to emergency departments with GI illness before and after establishing the FilmArray GI Panel as the standard of care method for stool pathogen analysis. It is hypothesized that the rapid (\~ 1 hour turnaround time), sensitive, specific, and comprehensive results provided by the FilmArray GI Panel will allow clinicians to more rapidly diagnose GI illness, initiate appropriate therapy and provide guidance when compared to the pre-implementation period.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1545
- Children (<18 years) presenting to the ED or onsite urgent care center with symptoms of gastroenteritis (e.g. diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc.)
- Duration of symptoms at least 24 hours but < 14 days
- Able to provide stool specimen at time of enrollment or within the next two calendar days
- Parent or guardian able to provide permission and subject able to provide assent, if appropriate
- Undefined onset of illness or symptoms for ≥14 days
- Unable to complete questionnaire or give informed consent because of language barrier
- Those unable to provide stool specimen at time of enrollment or within two calendar days
- Previous enrollment in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention FilmArray™ Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel FilmArray™ GI Panel testing will be standard of care and provided at no cost. Additional testing may be ordered at the discretion of the clinician.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analysis of Diarrheal Illness Etiologies Identified in Stool Culture Compared to the FilmArray™ Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel Seven to ten days after enrollment Describing of etiology of diarrheal illness in the study as identified by each method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (5)
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of Utah, Primary Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Children's Mercy Hospital
🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Brown University, Lifespan
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States