Assessment of Flocked Swabs for the Identification of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00527852
Lead Sponsor
Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioOTHER
Overall Status
Completed
Study Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Enrollment
350Actual
Last Update Posted
Apr 18, 2018Actual
Start Date
Sep 2007
Primary Completion Date
Dec 2007Actual
Completion Date
Dec 2007Actual
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.
Streptococcal Infection
Pharyngitis
Flocked swab
Ages Eligible for Study
Child (0-17)Adult (18-64)
Sexes Eligible for Study
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Need for a bacterial throat culture
Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
N/A
Interventional Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
Single
No central contacts
There are no central contacts for this study.
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Emergency Department