Actively Recruiting
Respiratory Outbreak Mitigation in Long-Term Care Using Point-of-Care Testing
Led by Michael Garron Hospital · Updated on 2025-12-02
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Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
72 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Michael Garron Hospital
Lead Sponsor
S
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Outbreaks of seasonal respiratory viruses can spread rapidly in long-term care homes. Timely results for diagnostic tests remains a challenge for respiratory viruses due to the logistics of using a reference laboratory with delays leading to missed opportunities to implement virus-specific control measures to interrupt transmission resulting in larger outbreaks. Use of a point-of-care testing platform is a potential solution that provides faster results, but it is uncertain whether this translates into benefits for long-term care residents. This trial aims to assess whether rapid test results for respiratory pathogens (Influenza, Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus) can impact the number and size of respiratory virus outbreaks in long-term care homes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Respiratory Outbreak Mitigation in Long-Term Care Using Point-of-Care Testing
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Long-term care facility engaged with an Ontario Health Team overseen by Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Michael Garron Hospital or Humber River Health
You will not qualify if you...
- No signed statement of agreement for study participation
- Pre-existing use of a point-of-care testing platform
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Michael Garron Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4C 3E7
Actively Recruiting
2
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Christopher Kandel, MD, PhD
CONTACT
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Jerome Leis, MD, MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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