- ICH GCP
- Rejestr badań klinicznych w USA
- Badanie kliniczne NCT03512678
Evaluation of a Digital Microscope for Malaria (EasyScanGo)
A Multi-Centric Evaluation of a Device for Automated Malaria Microscopy (EasyScan Go)
Light microscopy, which is based on century-old technology, remains a key indicator in drug efficacy testing performed in the context of clinical trials for monitoring existing antimalarial drugs or in the context of regulatory clinical trials for registration of new drugs. It is one of the main diagnostic methods for malaria diagnosis in general, as in an ideal setting it can provide low-cost accurate diagnosis, determine the density of parasites in the blood, and accurately differentiate between different malaria parasite species, characteristics vital to the implementation of global plans for drug efficacy monitoring. Malaria rapid tests (RDTs), while useful for rapid diagnosis and case management, do not provide information on the parasite density nor the species differentiation necessary for research and drug efficacy assessment. Microscopy therefore retains key advantages over a number of newer technologies, but its reliability is severely impeded by dependence on high technical competence of the human operators as well as availability of high quality equipment and reagents. Recent studies have demonstrated frequent poor specificity and sensitivity associated with manual microscopy diagnostics in operational conditions. These drawbacks constitute a major limiting factor to effective monitoring and preservation of vital anti-malarial medicines.
Advances in digital microscopy performance and affordability have now opened the door to potentially significant improvements in the performance of malaria microscopy, overcoming serious deficiencies in current drug efficacy assessment, and more broadly in malaria diagnosis and management. Global Good (GG)/Intellectual Ventures Laboratory (IVL) sponsored by the Global Good Fund, has developed a microscope prototype consisting of low cost components to scan and capture images from Giemsa-stained thick blood films on slides. The captured images are analyzed with custom image analysis software developed at GG/IVL, using algorithms that are designed for automatic malaria diagnosis, without user input. Versions of a prototype of the device were first tested in field settings in Thailand in 2014-2015 at clinics operated by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) and then again in 2016-2017. When compared to expert microscopy at SMRU, the performance of the device with respect to diagnostic sensitivity (87.8%), species identification (85.6% species correctly identified) and parasite density estimation (44% of estimates within +/-25% of reference microscopy result) corresponded to WHO Competence Level 2. The device and the accompanying image analysis algorithms have since been further developed and a new, third version of the prototype is now available for testing in diverse settings with varying malaria prevalence and user expertise.
Przegląd badań
Status
Warunki
Szczegółowy opis
The primary purpose of this evaluation is to quantify the diagnostic performance of the EasyScan Go prototype in various field settings. The performance of the EasyScan Go prototype will be assessed by scanning of negative and positive slides with the EasyScan Go and comparing the results with expert microscopy. Plasmodium genus- and species-specific PCR will also be performed on samples collected at some sites as an additional confirmatory test for the detection of malaria parasites and their species if present. Testing by microscopy and EasyScan Go will be performed in field clinic settings on Giemsa-stained slides prepared from febrile patient blood collected from a finger-prick. Further work will be undertaken at the WWARN laboratory in Bangkok for data analyses and for quality assurance.
Funder: Intellectual Ventures Lab/Global Good (2018) Sponser: University of Oxford Grant refernce number:The Global Good Fund I, LLC PA No.5
Typ studiów
Zapisy (Rzeczywisty)
Kontakty i lokalizacje
Lokalizacje studiów
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Tak
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Mae Sot, Tak, Tajlandia
- Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
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Kryteria uczestnictwa
Kryteria kwalifikacji
Wiek uprawniający do nauki
Akceptuje zdrowych ochotników
Płeć kwalifikująca się do nauki
Metoda próbkowania
Badana populacja
The multi-centric evaluation is currently planned for implementation at relatively few sites/countries and the primary criteria for the selection of sites will be based on operational feasibility of the project, i.e., availability of resources to perform the study procedures, adequate expected numbers of malaria positive cases, etc.
Potential sites in Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia are being considered for the study.
A minimum of 80 malaria cases confirmed by expert microscopy and a minimum of 80 malaria-negative cases per study site.
Opis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subjects, age ≥ 6 months to 75 years
- Febrile at presentation or history of fever in the past 48 hours (≥ 37.5 ºC) and no other obvious diagnosis or cause for fever, warranting malaria investigation under routine clinical practice.
- Individual informed assent/consent obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
- Signs of severe malaria as defined by WHO
Plan studiów
Jak projektuje się badanie?
Szczegóły projektu
Co mierzy badanie?
Podstawowe miary wyniku
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Diagnostic sensitivity for malaria parasite detection
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Diagnostic specificity for malaria parasite detection
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Bland-Altman plots for parasite density estimation
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Kappa statistic for parasite species identification
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Miary wyników drugorzędnych
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Reliability (comparison between 2 devices and repeat reads)
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Cost-effectiveness as compared with routine methods
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Prevalence of parasite genetic markers of resistance to antimalarials by location and time period
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Prevalence of parasites carrying deletions of pfhrp2/3 genes by location and time period
Ramy czasowe: 6 months
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6 months
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Współpracownicy i badacze
Sponsor
Publikacje i pomocne linki
Daty zapisu na studia
Główne daty studiów
Rozpoczęcie studiów (Rzeczywisty)
Zakończenie podstawowe (Rzeczywisty)
Ukończenie studiów (Rzeczywisty)
Daty rejestracji na studia
Pierwszy przesłany
Pierwszy przesłany, który spełnia kryteria kontroli jakości
Pierwszy wysłany (Rzeczywisty)
Aktualizacje rekordów badań
Ostatnia wysłana aktualizacja (Rzeczywisty)
Ostatnia przesłana aktualizacja, która spełniała kryteria kontroli jakości
Ostatnia weryfikacja
Więcej informacji
Terminy związane z tym badaniem
Dodatkowe istotne warunki MeSH
Inne numery identyfikacyjne badania
- MAL18002
Plan dla danych uczestnika indywidualnego (IPD)
Planujesz udostępniać dane poszczególnych uczestników (IPD)?
Informacje o lekach i urządzeniach, dokumenty badawcze
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Bada produkt urządzenia regulowany przez amerykańską FDA
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