A Study to Evaluate Performance, Usability, and Contrived Result Interpretation of TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test

April 29, 2026 updated by: bioLytical Laboratories

A Study to Evaluate the Performance, Usability, and Contrived Result Interpretation of TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test by Trained Personnel at Near-Patient and Point-of-Care Settings

The objectives of this study are as follows:

To evaluate the clinical performance of the TruPlex test using capillary blood, EDTA whole blood, EDTA plasma, and SST serum samples collected by trained operators in point-of-care settings

To evaluate the usability of the TruPlex test through:

Structured usability assessments, via a questionnaire, completed by trained operators in point-of-care settings.

To assess user interpretation accuracy through a contrived result interpretation questionnaire, where intended users evaluate a set of pre-defined test results (e.g., strong/weak positives, negatives, invalids).

To monitor test system reliability, including invalid rates.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study is designed to evaluate TruPlex Test when used by trained users.

Non-invasive samples (fingerstick, EDTA whole blood, EDTA-plasma, and SST-serum) will be collected and tested on TruPlex tests by on-site trained operators. Capillary (fingerstick) whole blood and EDTA whole blood samples will be collected by healthcare professionals. The collected capillary and EDTA whole blood samples will be tested on the TruPlex tests. Subsequently, the EDTA whole blood and SST whole blood samples will be further processed to obtain EDTA plasma and SST serum, respectively, for testing on the TruPlex. Blood samples will be collected and sent to the central laboratory for confirmatory testing (HIV, Syphilis and HBsAg) using approved on-the-market assays. Any remaining samples will be stored for further discrepancy testing or future research use.

A minimum of two TruPlex Test lots will be used for the study.

The following studies will also be performed:

Usability evaluation to assess user experience and success in label comprehension of the TruPlex test via a questionnaire.

Contrived result interpretation with a minimum of 15 intended users across a minimum of 3 clinical sites. Participants will be trained healthcare professionals that are paid employees of the study sites. Participants will have prior experience using rapid tests. Participants will evaluate a set of contrived tests to determine and document if intended users can successfully interpret various TruPlex Test results that include - strong positive, weak positive, negative, and a range of invalid results.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

1000

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • South Africa
    • Gauteng
      • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2193
    • KwaZulu-Natal
      • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3650
        • Recruiting
        • Epicentre Health Research
        • Contact:
    • Western Cape
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 7925
        • Recruiting
        • Epicentre Health Research (Cape Town)
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Subject is able to provide and willing to sign and date the Informed Consent Form
  • Subject is able to complete the required testing on the allocated testing day.
  • Subject able to speak/read/write English or a translator is available

  • Subject is getting tested for HIV, and/or Syphilis, and/or Hepatitis B for one or more of the following reasons:

    • At risk for any one of the target diseases
    • Having signs or symptoms indicative of the target diseases
    • Routine testing
    • Note: Subjects who are pregnant and re-infected are eligible to participate
  • Unknown HIV or known HIV positive status with less than 12 months of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).
  • Subject is willing to provide the fingerstick blood sample(s) and whole blood samples collected through venous blood draw (approximately 16 ml) required for the study.
  • Subject willing to participate in the study site's standard of care counselling and testing program and receive the study site's standard of care test results

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has a bleeding disorder
  • Subject is currently undergoing Syphilis treatment
  • Subject has received any experimental HIV vaccine
  • Subject received HBV vaccine within the last 7 days
  • Known HIV positive subjects and currently on ART for 12 months or longer
  • Any condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable or unsafe for enrolment or could interfere with the completion of study assessment, consent form and questionnaire etc. or bias the study outcome.

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test Performance
Capillary blood, EDTA whole blood, EDTA plasma, and SST serum samples collected by trained operators in point-of-care settings will be tested on the TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test.
Device: TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test
A rapid in vitro diagnostic device designed to determine HIV, Syphilis and Hep B infection status

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Performance Evaluation
Time Frame: 6 months

The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity between TruPlex Test and approved confirmatory assays for HIV, Syphilis and Hep B infection status will be determined. Performance evaluation will be conducted for all sites combined.

Test invalid rate will be tabulated and reported.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Usability Evaluation
Time Frame: 6 months
Usability will be determined via a questionnaire completed by trained personnel who used the device during testing. The usability questionnaire will use a scale of one (1) to 5 (1 - very difficult/very unlikely to 5 - very easy/very likely), with a rating of 3 being satisfactory.
6 months
Contrived result interpretation evaluation
Time Frame: 6 months
Trained operators will evaluate a panel of contrived (mock) TruPlexdevices. These devices are designed to represent a comprehensive range of test outcomes, including strong positives, weak positives, negatives and invalid results. Operators will interpret the results of the mock devices and record their interpretations which will be compared to the correct interpretation of the device.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

bioLytical Laboratories

Collaborators

Epicentre

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)

December 18, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 21, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 4, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CLS-021A

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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