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Can a digital swab test tell COVID and flu apart at home?

NCT ID NCT07743970

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First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study evaluates a new digital test that people can use at home to detect COVID-19 and influenza A and B from a nasal swab. Participants with symptoms will use the test themselves and compare the results to a standard lab PCR test. The goal is to see if the test is accurate enough for over-the-counter use, potentially offering a convenient way to identify these infections without visiting a clinic.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
NowFuture Digital Flu / COVID Test (a digital diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, and influenza B antigens from nasal swabs)
What this could lead to
If accurate, this could enable convenient, over-the-counter home testing for COVID-19 and flu, helping people get quick results without a lab visit.
What could go wrong
The test is still being validated, and its accuracy may not match lab tests. User error or sample issues could affect results, and the study is limited to people with symptoms.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2026

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

2 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent obtained prior to study enrollment. * Male or female aged 2 years of age and older. * Participant is currently exhibiting at least one symptom (i.e. symptomatic) associated with COVID-19 or influenza (such as, but not limited to, fever, headache, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea) and must present within 6 days of symptom onset (equates to 5 DPSO). Subject must still be exhibiting symptom(s) on the day of sample collection. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant or participant's legally acceptable representative (for minors) who is 18 years of age (or the state's legal age of majority) or older and does not understand or is not able and willing to sign the study informed consent. * Participant who has had a positive SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and/or Influenza B result within the past 30 days. * Participant has had seasonal influenza vaccine such as the FluMist/FluMist Quadrivalent live intranasal influenza vaccine and/or the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine within the past 5 days. * Participant is not able to tolerate sample collection or is not willing to contribute the required swab samples for testing or complete the study procedures. * Participant is currently undergoing antiviral treatment such as baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza), oseltamivir (Tamiflu®), zanamivir (Relenza®), and peramivir (Rapivab®). * Participant currently undergoing treatment and/or has undergone treatment within the past thirty (30) days with prescription medication to treat Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection, which may include but is not limited to Remdesivir (Veklury), Paxlovid, molnupiravir or receiving convalescent plasma therapy for SARS-CoV-2. * Participant who has had a nasal wash or aspirate as part of their standard of care treatment on day of study visit prior to the study sample collection. * Participant who has had recent craniofacial injury or surgery, including to correct deviation of the nasal septum, within the previous six (6) months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brecken Health

    RECRUITING

    Bunbury, Western Australia, 6230, Australia

  • Clinical Trials Institute Torquay

    RECRUITING

    Torquay, Victoria, 3228, Australia

  • Paratus Western Sydney

    RECRUITING

    Blacktown, New South Wales, 2148, Australia

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