Status:

COMPLETED

Development and Optimization of a GBS Diagnostic Test

Lead Sponsor:

Laval University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Streptococcus Group B

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-44 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical study is to develop an easily performed test to detect Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women at the time of delivery, which would allow health care providers to ma...

Detailed Description

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), also known as Streptococcus agalactiae, is a gram-positive diplococcus originally known for causing bovine mastitis and was not demonstrated to be a human pathogen until 1...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Be admitted for delivery
  • Be able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Have vaginal bleeding
  • Presence of placenta previa
  • Have urgent indication to proceed to immediate delivery
  • Have any condition which in the opinion of the investigator would impose a health risk to the subject or interfere with the evaluation of the GBS diagnostic

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

269 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00322829

Start Date

May 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2008

Last Update

February 28 2019

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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval/ CHUQ

Québec, Canada, G1V 4G2