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No more throat swabs? saliva test for strep throat shows promise

NCT ID NCT05521568

Diagnosis Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a rapid molecular test using saliva can accurately diagnose strep throat in children aged 3-15. Researchers compared the saliva test to standard throat swab methods in 800 children visiting primary care. If accurate, this could replace uncomfortable throat swabs with a simple saliva sample.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Abbott ID NOW STREP A 2 rapid molecular test
What this could lead to
If successful, this could allow quick, painless strep throat diagnosis using saliva instead of throat swabs, making testing easier for children.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not be as accurate on saliva as on throat swabs, and results may not change current practice.

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Study facts

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

Participants

800 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2023

Finished

Feb 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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

Who is studied

Children (3 to 15 years) with acute pharyngitis in primary care

Ages

3 to 15 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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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: * children 3-15 years * seen in primary care (general practitioner or primary care pediatrician) * with a diagnosis of acute pharyngitis defined as an inflammation of the pharynx and/or tonsils (erythema with or without exudate) or acute sore throat (even if without local signs of pharyngeal inflammation) * non-opposition of the accompanying parent(s) Exclusion Criteria: * children who received antibiotics within 7 days before inclusion * children already enrolled in the study for the same episode of pharyngitis

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

allergic disease pharyngitis streptococcal sore throat

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Streptococcal pharyngitis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ACTIV

    Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France

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