Novel Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) (END CoV-2)

December 21, 2021 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Evaluation of a Novel Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2

This study investigates a new diagnostic test in detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. This may help to improve testing for COVID-19.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the clinical performance of a novel point-of-care diagnostic test for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the disease called coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the clinical performance of provider-collected nasopharyngeal samples with self-collected nasal swab, cheek swab, and saliva sample using the novel SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test.

II. To measure viral load and evaluate the role of viral load in COVID-19 severity.

OUTLINE:

Participants undergo collection of nasopharyngeal (back of the nose) samples by a medical provider and self-collection of oral, saliva, and nasal samples.

After completion of study, participants are followed up at 1 month.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

257

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • M D Anderson Cancer Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77026-1967
        • Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Qualifies for SARS-CoV-2 testing at MD Anderson, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) hospital, or affiliated sites (may include MD Anderson and LBJ patients and employees) according to institutional criteria at time of enrollment
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent
  • Ability to perform protocol-required activities
  • Able to speak and read English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient or provider decision not to perform SARS-CoV-2 testing

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Diagnostic (biospecimen collection)
Participants undergo collection of nasopharyngeal (back of the nose) samples by a medical provider and self-collection of oral, saliva, and nasal samples.
Undergo collection of nasopharyngeal, oral, saliva, and nasal samples
Demographic information, sample collection type preferences; clinical outcome information

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sensitivity of diagnostic test
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Will use the standard-of-care (real time polymerase chain reaction [RT-PCR]) coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) test at the MD Anderson Molecular Diagnostic Lab result for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as the true result to estimate sensitivity with 95% confidence intervals. Estimates of sensitivity and specificity of the novel point-of-care diagnostic test will be provided separately for the provider-collected nasopharyngeal samples, the self-collected nasal swab, and the self-collected cheek swab.
Up to 1 year
Specificity of diagnostic test
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Will use the standard-of-care (RT-PCR) COVID-19 test at the MD Anderson Molecular Diagnostic Lab result for SARS-CoV-2 as the true result to estimate specificity with 95% confidence intervals. Estimates of sensitivity and specificity of the novel point-of-care diagnostic test will be provided separately for the provider-collected nasopharyngeal samples, the self-collected nasal swab, and the self-collected cheek swab.
Up to 1 year
Concordance of the novel point-of-care diagnostic test
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Will be estimated with 95% confidence intervals.
Up to 1 year
Positive predictive value (PPV) of the novel point-of-care diagnostic test
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Will be estimated with 95% confidence intervals.
Up to 1 year
Negative predictive value (NPV) of the novel point-of-care diagnostic test
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Will be estimated with 95% confidence intervals.
Up to 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Viral load metrics
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
Will use descriptive statistics to summarize viral load metrics from the standard-of-care (RT-PCR) SARS-CoV-2 test and from each of the point-of-care tests.
Up to 1 month
Disease progression
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
Will use logistic regression methods to model progression to severe disease (defined as hospitalization) as a function of viral load, age, gender, smoking history, comorbidities, and symptoms for each of these tests.
Up to 1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kathleen M Schmeler, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 9, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 22, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2020-0318 (M D Anderson Cancer Center)
  • NCI-2020-03470 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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