- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02858687
Improving the Diagnosis of Tonsillitis in Emergency Rooms
A point-of-care laboratory (POC) was set at North Hospital, Marseille, France for the diagnosis in less than two hours of tonsillitis caused by known pathogens, close to the reception of Emergency service. In this instance 30% of patients have no etiological diagnosis after the POC tonsillitis tests . This lab has discovered over 200 new species of bacteria in humans, including vector bacteria and opened the field of large Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA ) viruses. Also, the laboratory of emerging viruses discovered many Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) viruses transmitted by arthropods. Based on this collection of new pathogens described in POC laboratory, this study proposes to expand the etiological diagnosis strategy of tonsillitis after POC tests.
The objective of this study is to implement a new diagnosis strategy relying on the hypothesis that a second pharyngeal swab would improve the etiological diagnosis of tonsillitis of at least 5%.
Study Overview
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Marseille, France, 13354
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient admitted at hospital for tonsillitis requiring, for the emergency physician, a microbiological examination with a "POC tonsillitis kit."
- Patient who has freely signed the informed written consent
- Patient affiliated to a social security scheme
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing
- Adult patient under guardianship
- Patient deprived of liberty under court order
- Patient refusing or unable to sign the informed consent form.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Patients with clinical diagnosis of tonsillitis
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of patients admitted for tonsillitis with a confirmed etiological diagnosis of tonsillitis
Time Frame: 1 day
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1 day
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Collaborators and Investigators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2012-46
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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