Quick syphilis test could save lives: ottawa study seeks 1,300 volunteers
NCT ID NCT06586905
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new rapid test for syphilis that uses a fingerstick blood sample, giving results quickly at the clinic. Researchers want to see if this quick test is as accurate as the standard lab test. About 1,300 people visiting the Ottawa Sexual Health Clinic who need syphilis testing will take part. If proven accurate, this test could help control the recent rise in syphilis cases, especially in pregnant women.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 1,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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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.
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Individuals attending the Clinic for routine sexual health care and requiring syphilis testing as part of this care, who are able to provide informed consent and are a minimum 16 years of age are eligible for this study. This includes patients attending the Clinic for follow-up appointments following diagnosis with syphilis infection. Those who have had other STIs in the past, or being suspected of having other STIs, are not excluded as long as testing for syphilis is part of the care provided to them. Once it has been determined that the exclusion criteria does not apply to a patient, the recruitment of participants will be offered without other pre-selection criteria unless there may be other unforeseeable circumstances arising, such as shortage of Clinic staff or large numbers of patients in attendance. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who, at the discretion of the HCPs/research co-ordinator, appear intoxicated and/or with extreme distress, or confused, will be excluded from this research because they would not be able to provide informed consent to participate, as well as those below the age of 16 years.
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Sexual Health Clinic
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1N 1B3, Canada
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