Rapid Diagnostics for Upper Respiratory Infections in the Emergency Department

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Conditions studied: Respiratory Tract Infections, Influenza, Human, Common Cold

In brief

This is a randomized clinical trial to assess the effect of rapid, near point-of-care testing for multiple common respiratory viruses and bacteria on antibiotic and anti-influenza medication use in emergency department (ED) patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) and/or upper respiratory infection (URI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02957136

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

194

Starts

2016-12-08

Expected to finish

2018-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-19

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 101. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Emergency Department patients evaluated for influenza like illness and/or upper respiratory infection by an ED physician who consent and agree to have a nasopharyngeal swab collected for the study
• English speaking or Spanish speaking patients

You may not qualify if…

• Neonates
• Prisoners
• Employees of UC Davis/Students of the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator
• Non-English, non-Spanish speaking patients

Where it is running

• UC Davis Medical Center — Sacramento, California, United States

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