Evaluation of the SRI B. Anthracis Lethal Factor Diagnostic System

Clinical Specificity Evaluation of the SRI B. Anthracis Lethal Factor Diagnostic System

This study is intended to estimate the Anthrax LF Dx System specificity. Sensitivity will be estimated with 10% of the samples spiked with recombinant Bacillus anthracis lethal factor (LF) used to prepare contrived positive samples.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Anthrax
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Anthrax LF Dx System

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, non-interventional, multi-center study assessing the clinical specificity of the Anthrax LF Dx System using venous blood samples collected from presumptive anthrax negative adult male and female healthy and symptomatic subjects (non- B. anthracis infected).

Up to 500 subjects may be enrolled to meet the goal of 440 evaluable subjects (220 healthy and 220 symptomatic). Subjects will have one venous blood sample collected from a single time-point tested with the Anthrax LF Dx System. At each clinical site, specimens will be randomly selected such that 10% (40 of 400) of all subjects' venous blood samples (total of 40 [20 healthy and 20 symptomatic]) will be spiked with recombinant B. anthracis LF to prepare a contrived positive sample. An unblinded operator will prepare the spiked samples and provide both the spiked and neat samples to a blinded operator for testing on the Anthrax LF Dx System. Thus, the blinded operator will receive samples that could either be spiked (positive) or neat (presumed negative) to preserve the blind.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 343

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45215
      • Wellnow Urgent Care and Research
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214
      • Wellnow Urgent Care and Research
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45373
      • Wellnow Urgent Care and Research

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult male and female healthy and symptomatic subjects.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female subject who is ≥18 years of age
• Subject is willing and able to provide Informed Consent for study participation, prior to any study mandated procedures

• For the healthy human population: Subject is in general good health with a stable health status based on medical history, and the investigator's clinical judgment defined as:

  • No acute medical conditions that require the use of systemic prescription medications in the last 30 days and
  • Any chronic medical diagnoses/conditions should be stable for the last 30 days (no hospitalizations, emergency room (ER), or urgent care for condition). This includes no change in chronic prescription medication, dose, or frequency as a result of deterioration of the chronic medical diagnosis/condition in the 30 days before enrollment.

• For the symptomatic human population:

  • Current symptoms consistent with cold, flu or other bronchial and symptomatic infections. The subject must currently (day of consent) have at least one of the following symptoms: fever, chills, chest discomfort, shortness of breath, cough, dizziness/confusion, nausea, headache, sweats, fatigue, or body aches.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject has inclusion symptoms and tests positive for COVID-19.
• Subject has previously enrolled in this study, or subject has previously failed screening for this study.
• Subject has any medical or social or psychiatric condition(s) or current substance abuse that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the subject's ability to provide informed consent/assent, or to comply with the study requirements.
• Currently enrolled in an investigational drug or device clinical study in which the primary endpoint has not occurred or occurred within the last 30 days.
• Subject is a nursing home resident.
• Subject is a prisoner.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Healthy and Symptomatic Subjects; Blood sample testing on the Anthrax LF Dx System	Diagnostic test: Anthrax LF Dx System; Lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of the LF biomarker in whole blood samples.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The estimated negative percent agreement (NPA) of the Anthrax LF Dx System test.	The estimated NPA will be calculated from testing neat specimens from 400 subjects (with presumed negative samples).	Day of enrollment
Adverse events	All adverse events directly related to specimen collection will be reported.	Within 24 hours of blood draw

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The estimated percent positive agreement (PPA) of the Anthrax LF Dx System test.	PPA will be estimated with samples spiked with recombinant B. anthracis lethal factor (LF) used to prepare contrived positive samples.	Day of enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: SRI International
• Collaborators: Department of Health and Human Services

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 23, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): April 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 3, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 30, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 27, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Bacillaceae Infections; Anthrax
• Other Study ID Numbers: 4650.367

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No