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Status unknownNCT03299283Updated Jan 15, 2019

Specimen Collection and Transport Workflow Evaluations for CLIA-waived Molecular Testing

An observational study in Respiratory Tract Infections and Gastrointestinal Infection, sponsored by BioFire Diagnostics, LLC. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-15.

Sponsored by BioFire Diagnostics, LLC · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jan 2019), so the status shown — last known as Enrolling by invitation — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
4,000
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is two-fold. In the first phase, the goal is to characterize the stability of respiratory (nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, and throat swab; NS, NPS, TS) and stool (raw stool and rectal swab) specimens collected using various standard, medically established procedures with and without transport media and tested at various time points and under different temperature conditions, and also to look at variation between repeat sampling events. The intention is for these data to support decisions made by BioFire regarding the appropriate specimen type and handling guidelines for future tests. In the second phase of the study, collection and transport conditions identified in Phase 1 will be used to collect specimens for pilot performance evaluations of a new molecular diagnostic test.

Read the detailed description

This evaluation will be initiated at several sites in the US. In the first phase of the study, multiple specimens will be collected from each subject and tested using various pre-analytical techniques. Current BioFire FilmArray test panels will be used to assay each specimen and evaluate the multiple variables: repeat sampling, native specimen stability, or other post-collection variables. In the second phase of the study only two specimens will be collected from each subject: one for testing with the new test (using handling procedures identified in Phase 1) and another for testing with the reference method. Up to 2,000 subjects will be enrolled across all sites in each phase (up to 4,000 subjects total). Enrollment is expected to last approximately 18 months to cover both phases of the study. All specimens and subject data will be de-identified and coded. Prior to study initiation, each participating site will have the necessary Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews. Specimens in both phases will be tested at the study site using various BioFire test platforms and cartridges.

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Conditions studied

  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Gastrointestinal Infection
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In context

Respiratory Tract Infections

751 studies on the registry are indexed under Respiratory Tract Infections; 114 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 4,000 is above the median of 350 across 184 observational studies indexed under Respiratory Tract Infections.

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Lead sponsor

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Subjects present to ED or urgent care centers with signs/symptoms of respiratory tract or gastrointestinal infection

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject presents with signs/symptoms of respiratory infection including but not limited to fever, cough, sore throat (pharyngitis), runny nose, myalgia, headache, chills, or fatigue. OR Subject presents with suspected gastroenteritis (e.g. diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc.) with duration of symptoms less than or equal to 7 days
  • If age 18 or over, subject provides written
  • If under the age of 18, parental permission and assent (as appropriate) is obtained
  • Subject is willing and able to provide at least two (up to three) specimens: any combination of NS, NPS, or TS OR rectal swab or stool

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject is unable to provide consent or parental permission and assent (as appropriate) cannot be obtained
  • Subject is unable or unwilling to provide two specimens
  • Subject's health care provider determines that specimen collection represents an unacceptable risk
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
4,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Respiratory/Pharyngitis

    Subject presents with signs/symptoms of respiratory infection including but not limited to fever, cough, sore throat (pharyngitis), runny nose, myalgia, headache, chills, or fatigue

    Diagnostic Test: BioFire test platform

  • Gastrointestinal

    Subject presents with suspected gastroenteritis (e.g. diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc.) with duration of symptoms less than or equal to 7 days

    Diagnostic Test: BioFire test platform

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testBioFire test platform

    Analysis of analyte stability under various conditions as measured by BioFire test platforms

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Analyte stability (as measured by nucleic acid detection)

    Sensitivity (or positive percent agreement) and specificity (or negative percent agreement) of the assays comprising the FilmArray Panel with respect to reference methods will investigate analyte stability for the various pre-analytical steps. Analyte stability will be measured by assessing nucleic acid level using real-time PCR.

    Time frame: Through completion of Phase 1 (approximartely 9 months)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Device performance relative to reference methods

    Sensitivity (or positive percent agreement) and specificity (or negative percent agreement) of the assays comprising the FilmArray Panel with respect to reference methods will determine device performance relative to reference method(s) i.e. if an anlyte is detected (or not) by each method (presence or absence)

    Time frame: Through completion of Phase 2 (approximately 9 months)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Washington University
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Oct 2017 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2019, 24 months after the start.

Of 85 observational studies under Respiratory Tract Infections, half reached primary completion within 18 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 42. This study's planned 24 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 18, 2017
First posted
Oct 3, 2017
StartActual
Oct 5, 2017
Primary completionEst.
Oct 30, 2019
CompletionEst.
Dec 30, 2019
Last update
Jan 15, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 15, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03299283
Lead sponsor
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 3, 2017
Start date
Oct 5, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 15, 2019

Study contacts

Kevin Bourzac, PhD
study director · BioFire Diagnostics

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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