SPOTFIRE Sore Throat (ST) Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pharyngitis, Infective

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate where urgent care (UC) clinicians see the most benefit for a novel, point of care pharyngitis test, SPOTFIRE ST, and describe its performance, potential clinical utility, and satisfaction of providers and patients with this novel test. Up to 200 participants will be on study for up to approximately 25 minutes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06713642

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

200

Starts

2024-12-02

Expected to finish

2025-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-23

Who can join

Age: 1 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Illness onset in the last 7 days, AND:
• Ages 1-2 (12-35 months old) with fever or
• Ages 3-17 with sore throat or
• Any age with immunocompromising conditions or is on immunocompromising medications with sore throat or
• Any age with comorbidities (e.g., respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, etc.) with sore throat

You may not qualify if…

• Anatomic anomalies that would prohibit safely collecting a pharyngeal swab specimen
• Symptom onset more than 7 days prior to arrival at urgent care
• Patient is already on an antiviral medication or an antibiotic medication
• Previous participation in the study
• Unable to read and understand or refusal to sign the appropriate informed consent/assent forms
• Refusal to provide their demographics, household information

Where it is running

• UW Health Urgent Care Centers — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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