Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay (Rapirun Streptococcus pneumoniae) for detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in sputum

Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay (Rapirun Streptococcus pneumoniae) for detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in sputum - Detecting S. pneumoniae antigen in sputum

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000006104

Enrollment

300

Registered

2011-08-03

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

lower respiratory tract infection

Interventions

Laboratory examinations below will be performed before the treatment of lower respiratory tract infection cases 1) Rapirun Streptococcus pneumponiae using sputum 2) culture of sputum 3) quantitati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult patients with lower respiratory tract infection who meets the factors below 1) age 2) Gender 3)inpatient and outpatient 4)ability to acquire sputum and urine 5)no prior antimicrobial treatment (2 weeks)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) patients who undergoes macrolides maintenance treatment 2) patients who were considered as not appropriate to register to study by attending physician

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between the immunochromatographic rapid method (Rapirun Streptococcus pnemoniae) and result of culture for detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae in adult lower respiratory tract infection cases	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoichi Izumikawa

Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

koizumik@nagasaki-u.ac.jp095-819-7273

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026