Clinical Evaluation of the Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Panel Professional Use Device and the Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Panel Self-Test Device
COVID-19, Influenza A, Influenza Type B
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for COVID-19
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects from all age groups, able and willing to provide written informed consent or assent, suspected of having a respiratory viral infection consistent with COVID-19 and/or Flu by their healthcare provider within the first five days of the onset of symptoms, and presenting at least two of the following symptoms: fever, headache, tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, loss of smell, loss of taste or shortness of breath, will be prospectively enrolled. Exclusion Criteria: Subject has had a nasal or a NP swab taken within the last 4 hours and is not available for further testing after 4 hours has elapsed. Subject has active nose bleeds or acute facial injuries/trauma. Subject has received a nasal vaccine (i.e., FluMist®) within the previous fourteen (14) days. Subject is currently taking or has taken an antiviral medication- e.g., Amantadine, Rimantadine, Relenza® (Zanamivir), Tamiflu® (Oseltamivir Phosphate), and Flumadine®-for influenza or COVID-19 within the previous thirty (30) days. Subject is currently enrolled in a study to evaluate an investigational drug. Self-tester or caregiver has prior medical or laboratory training. Self-tester or caregiver has a visual impairment that cannot be restored using glasses or contact lenses or lay user is unable to read the Instructions for Use. Subject has a condition deemed unfit to safely perform the test. Subject is unwilling or unable to provide informed consent. Vulnerable populations as deemed inappropriate for the study by the site's PI.
Sites / Locations
- UCCT @ AFC Urgent Care- EasleyRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Nasal sampling/Testing (Self-Test) + Nasopharyngeal sampling/Testing (Professional Use)
Lay users (self-tester or caregiver) will be provided with a Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Panel Self-Test kit. Each lay user will collect one mid-turbinate nasal swab from both nostrils, perform and interpret the Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Panel Self-Test. All procedures for testing and result interpretation, including sample collection and extraction will be conducted by the lay user following the Instructions for Use provided in the kit. The first NP swab sample will be used to conduct a Panbio™ COVID- 19/FluA&B Rapid Panel Professional Use test. The second NP swab sample will be eluted in Universal Transport Medium (UTM) provided by Abbott/the Core Laboratory, labelled and stored, according to the laboratory manual. UTM samples will be shipped to the Core Laboratory for testing with RT-PCR protocols for Flu A, Flu B and SARS-CoV-2, according to the laboratory manual.