The RAPID COVID-19 TRIAGE Algorithm

Development and Evaluation of Applying a Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test Strategy to Triage Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndromes, Respiratory or Hemodynamic Instability and Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04353154

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-20

Start date

2020-06-15

Completion date

2022-05-17

Last updated

2026-05-13

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Conditions

COVID-19

Brief summary

This study is being conducted to study the use and application of a point-of-care (POC) Covid-19 test developed by Spartan BioSciences and recently approved for clinical use by Health Canada. Phase I of this study will determine the best route for the swabs (nasal, throat, or both), and to determine if this POC test results are comparable to the standard core-lab test results.

Detailed description

Currently, testing for COVID-19 is carried out with swabs and blood tests that are sent to hospital laboratories for analysis. With the current technology, the turnaround time for test results may take any where from 8 hours up to several days for confirmation of whether you have COVID-19. This delay in diagnosis may delay care, prevent other testing modalities, consume isolation beds and deplete the valuable personal protective equipment (PPE) needed while providing treatment for patients with COVID-19. Using a new, Health Canada approved technology, we can conduct the virus genetic testing at the bedside with a nostril and throat swab, with results in under 45 minutes. This new "point-of-care (POC)" technology, if proven accurate, may help future patients receive faster and more definitive treatment. At the same time, it might help health care teams to preserve resources and optimize care for patients (example: triage use of intensive care or isolation unit beds, determine need for PPE, get quarantined staff back to front line to help with care if they are non-carriers).

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSpartan Cube Point-of Care Covid-19 test

Throat and nasal swab for COVID-19 point-of-care test.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients ≥ 18 yo referred to the cardiology, internal medicine, ICU, CICU, CSICU or RACE teams who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients in whom conventional COVID-19 testing would not have otherwise been instituted or in whom immediate test results would not alter short-term treatment, Patients with pre-existing wishes for DNR.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sensitivity	1 month	For the analysis, this will be based on a comparison of the identified patients in the core lab with the POC testing with the following data to arrive at an early sensitivity: Sensitivity = True Positive/ (True positive/True positive + False Negative)

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 14, 2026