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CompletedNCT04395391Updated Dec 13, 2023Results posted

Home Usability Study of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test

An observational study in COVID-19, sponsored by Exact Sciences Corporation. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-12-13.

Sponsored by Exact Sciences Corporation · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
30
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective is to determine the usability of the SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection Materials for at-home collection and mailing of sample to the testing laboratory.

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This study is a prospective observational human factors usability study designed to evaluate the Instructions For Use (IFU) in the SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection Materials based on the successful completion of self-collection of a nasal swab sample, which includes a valid SARS-CoV-2 test result.

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Conditions studied

  • COVID-19

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Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Sample Collection
  • Human Factors Study
  • Nasal Swab
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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 261 across 3,136 observational studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

Exact Sciences Corporation is the lead sponsor of 31 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Subjects of varying education levels, age, and health status. Subjects will be employees of Exact Sciences. Subjects are considered enrolled when they provide informed consent.

Inclusion criteria

  • Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior medical or laboratory training
  • Prior experience with COVID-19 specimen self-collection
  • Prior SARS-CoV-2 testing
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testSARS-CoV-2

    Determine usability of study materials and kit

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Valid SARS-CoV-2 Test

    The percent of samples from the fully enrolled cohort to return a valid SARS-CoV-2 test result (positive, not detected, or inconclusive)

    Time frame: Subjects are assessed at enrollment

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Results

Posted Dec 13, 2023

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneVolunteers
Started30
Completed30
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryValid SARS-CoV-2 Test

The percent of samples from the fully enrolled cohort to return a valid SARS-CoV-2 test result (positive, not detected, or inconclusive)

Time frame:
Subjects are assessed at enrollment
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Valid SARS-CoV-2 Test
ParticipantsVolunteers
Valid SARS-CoV-2 Test30

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event collection began at enrollment and ended after completion of the sample collection, up to one hour.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Volunteers0/30 (0%)0/30 (0%)0/30 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Volunteers
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years30
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Volunteers
Female18
Male12
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Volunteers
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American2
White26
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Volunteers
United States30
Level of Education
Level of Education(Participants)Volunteers
College degree, or higher23
Other level of education7
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Study locations

1 site
  • Exact Sciences
    Madison, Wisconsin 53719, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · May 7, 2020
  • Statistical analysis plan · May 22, 2020
  • Informed consent form · May 15, 2020

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in publications of the study will be shared after deidentification. This may include text, tables, figures, and appendices. The study protocol, informed consent form (when applicable), and statistical analysis plan (when applicable) will also be shared.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 13, 2023, 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
NCT04395391
Lead sponsor
Exact Sciences Corporation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 20, 2020
Start date
May 18, 2020
Primary completion
May 21, 2020
Completion
Jun 16, 2020
Results posted
Dec 13, 2023
Last update
Dec 13, 2023

Oversight

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