Acute Pharyngitis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pakistan Epidemiological Survey in Acute Pharyngitis
Verified date | September 2014 |
Source | Hill Park General Hospital |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Pakistan: Research Ethics Committee |
Study type | Observational |
GABHS are common etiological agents for acute pharyngitis. However, local data is limited
and large scale surveillance studies have not been done. This study aims to evaluate the
disease burden in the community due to GABHS.
In this study, patients presenting with signs of acute pharyngitis will be evaluated.
Patients with fulfilling the inclusion criteria will be tested for Rapid Antigen Detection
test (RADT)
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 5140 |
Est. completion date | November 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | November 2013 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 3 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Male and female subjects with signs of acute pharyngitis (duration of symptoms < 14 days) - Subjects with sore throat - Fever with sudden onset (temperature > 100 0 F (380 C) - Exposure to Streptococcus within the preceding 2 weeks - Children 3 years of age and above - Subjects / guardians giving written authorization to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: - Recurrent or persistent cases of sore throat - Complicated pharyngitis (peritonsillar abscesses, Lemierre disease, Vincent's angina) - Severe comorbidity - Immunosuppression or history of acute rheumatic fever - Special circumstances, such as sore throat after travel in past 2 weeks, sore throat linked to sexual transmission or rare epidemics (e.g. diphtheria) |
Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective
Country | Name | City | State |
---|---|---|---|
Pakistan | ISRA University | Hyderabad | Sind |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
---|---|
Suresh Kumar | ISRA University |
Pakistan,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | To evaluate the prevalence of GABHS in patients with acute pharyngitis. | 12 months | No | |
Secondary | To study the prevalence of GABHS in acute pharyngitis across different age groups. | 12 months | No | |
Secondary | To study the correlation of centor score and RADT results. | 12 months | No |
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