Clinical trials: Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Group A Streptococcal Infection
Pilot Study of Strepic® Device for the Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
The objective of this pilot study is to acquire images using the Strepic® device, a clinical prototype that has been designed specifically as a viable, low-cost, commercially realizable autofluorescence-based diagnostic test…
- Trial name
- NCT03777098
- Testing
- Strepic® Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 426 people
- Sponsor
- David A. Talan
Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Group A Pharyngitis in Children: The GASPARD Study
Evaluate the necessity to treat with antibiotics GAS pharyngitis in children in Switzerland. The null hypothesis is that antibiotic treatment is not necessary for GAS pharyngitis in this population.
- Trial name
- GASPARD (NCT03264911)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Klara Posfay-Barbe
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Rapid POC GAS Diagnostics in the Paediatric ED
Randomized trial evaluating effectiveness of rapid point-of-care molecular GAS diagnostics as compared to standard culture-based techniques for the management of children aged 3-18 years of age presenting with sore throat to…
- Trial name
- NCT04247243
- Testing
- Rapid testing, Reference testing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Group A Streptococcal Infection
Performance of Ellume·Lab Group A Strep Test Versus Culture for the Rapid Detection of Group A Streptococcus in Patients With Acute Pharyngitis.
Participants who meet the eligibility criteria and who consent to participation or whose parents/legal guardian consent to their participation, will be enrolled in the study for a period of up to 14 days.
- Trial name
- NCT03171350
- Testing
- ellume.lab Group A Streptococcus Test
- Where
- 8 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Ellume Pty Ltd
Pharyngitis, Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection
An Assessment of Rapid Streptococcal Tests in Community Clinics in Israel
There is a large over-use of antibiotics in family medicine, especially in upper respiratory tract infections. This study is designed to determine if the use of rapid Streptococcal tests in primary care clinics can lower the rate…
- Conditions
- Pharyngitis, Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection, Streptococcus Pyogenes Identification
- Trial name
- NCT00535093
- Testing
- rapid streptococcal testing
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal (GAS) Infection
Surveillance of Streptococcal Infections in Children in India
Information from this study is needed to plan an eventual trial of a GAS vaccine in India if and when one is available. A GAS vaccine is currently a priority of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), and this project has…
- Trial name
- NCT00342199
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 663 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Strep Throat
Evaluation of the IND One Step Strep A Rapid Test vs. Culture
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the IND One Step Strep A test to accurately test a throat swab specimen from a symptomatic patient for the presence or absence of Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) when…
- Trial name
- NCT01491776
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- IND Diagnostic Inc.
Streptococcal Infection, Pharyngitis
Assessment of Flocked Swabs for the Identification of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
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.
- Trial name
- NCT00527852
- Testing
- Flocked swab
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis,Group A Streptococcal Infection,Rapid Streptococcal Test,Throat Swab Culture
Comparison of Immunochromatographic Test for rapid detection of group A streptococcal antigen with culture in Pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02494219
- Testing
- Rapid Immunochromatographic streptococcal test
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 906 people
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Acute Otitis Media, Acute Sinusitis
Comparative Effectiveness of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections
The purpose of this study is to identify and use patient centered outcomes to compare narrow-spectrum and broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of common acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in children.
- Conditions
- Acute Otitis Media, Acute Sinusitis, Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
- Trial name
- CEARI (NCT02297815)
- Testing
- Broad-spectrum antibiotics, Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,472 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Group A Streptococcus
Strep A FIA Field Study, Sofia
To demonstrate the clinical performance of the Strep A FIA and Sofia, using throat swabs collected from symptomatic subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02153008
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,708 people
- Sponsor
- Quidel Corporation
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
GRoup A StrePtococcus
The purpose of the research is to help understand why some children become carriers of strep and whether children who are carriers need to be treated with antibiotics.
- Trial name
- GRASP (NCT01558804)
- Testing
- Identifying group A strep carriers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Streptococcal Infections, Pharyngitis
Treatment of Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Low Resource Settings
The purpose of this study was to compare the microbiological effects of two different treatments: a single dose of intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (IM BPG) vs.
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT01156740)
- Testing
- Penicillin G, Benzathine, Amoxicillin
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil, Croatia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 558 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Streptococcal Sore Throat
Once-daily Therapy for Streptococcal Pharyngitis
In some studies once daily amoxicillin therapy might be treatment of choice for Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pharyngitis in comparison with three to four times daily treatment with oral penicillin V.
- Trial name
- NCT01310361
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, Intramuscular Benzathin Penicillin G
- Where
- Iran
- Sponsor
- Azad University of Medical Sciences
Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Comparative Trial of Azithromycin Sustained Release Versus 3-Day Azithromycin for the Treatment of Strep Throat in Adolescents and Adults
To determine if a single 2.0-g dose of azithromycin SR is at least as effective as a 3-day course of azithromycin (500 mg once daily for 3 days) when used to treat adolescents and adults with strep throat, and to assess efficacy…
- Trial name
- NCT00644293
- Testing
- azithromycin (Zithromax), azithromycin SR
- Where
- 59 sites in United States, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 598 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Molecular Tests for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Using Saliva Samples
Observational study evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of rapid point-of-care molecular Group A strep diagnostic tests in saliva as compared to standard culture- and PCR-based techniques for the management of children aged 3-15…
- Trial name
- NCT05521568
- Testing
- Index test: Abbott ID NOW STREP A 2, Reference standard test: Composite of culture and PCR-based tests based on a throat swab, Comparator test: Rapid antigen detection test (usual care)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Tonsillitis
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Study Of Azithromycin SR Versus Amoxicillin For The Treatment Of Strep Throat In Children
The objective was to determine if a single 60 mg/kg dose of azithromycin SR was as safe and effective as a 10-day regimen of amoxicillin (45 mg/kg/day, given in divided doses every 12 hours) when used to treat children with strep…
- Trial name
- NCT00643149
- Testing
- amoxicillin, azithromycin SR
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 693 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Pharyngitis
Short Versus Standard Amoxicillin for Pediatric Strep Throat
The purpose of this study is to compare 5-day vs 10-day amoxicillin for strep throat in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07845812
- Testing
- 5 day short course antibiotic treatment, 10 day standard of care antibiotic treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Streptococcus Group A
Incidence of Group A Strep Pharyngitis in School Children in Fiji
The purpose of this study is to find out how often group A Streptococcus (GAS) occurs in school-age children of Central Fiji. This bacterium often causes pharyngitis (sore throat) and can also cause pyoderma (skin infection) or…
- Trial name
- NCT00284882
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Group A Streptococcus, Strep Throat
Sofia Strep A FIA Field Study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the Sofia Strep A FIA test and Sofia Analyzer to accurately detect a throat swab specimen for the presence or absence of Group A Streptococcus when compared to culture.
- Trial name
- NCT01494792
- Testing
- In Vitro Diagnositc aid for diagnosis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,090 people
- Sponsor
- Quidel Corporation