New rapid syphilis test put to the test in vancouver clinic
NCT ID NCT05831098
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checked how well a new rapid test (Reveal TP) detects syphilis compared to standard lab tests. About 600 adults visiting a Vancouver STI clinic took part. The goal was to see if the quick finger-prick test is accurate enough for routine use.
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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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600 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 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: * Adult patients 19 years of age and above attending the BCCDC STI Clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia for routine sexual health care and requiring syphilis testing as part of this care are eligible for this study. * Additionally, for each participant category: * Group 1: No known (i.e. self-reported or laboratory documented history of syphilis) prior history of syphilis. * Group 2: No additional inclusion criteria * Group 3: Participants were named as a contact by a confirmed syphilis case within the last year, and have not yet received treatment * Group 4: No additional inclusion criteria * Those who 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 the four categories 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 number of patients showing up. Exclusion Criteria: * • Minors, and those who, at the discretion of the health care provider/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. * Additionally, for each participant category: * Group 1: Current symptoms that could be consistent with early syphilis. * Group 2: No additional exclusion criteria * Group 3: Current symptoms that could be consistent with early syphilis. * Group 4: Current symptoms that could be consistent with early syphilis.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BCCDC STI Clinic
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4R4, Canada
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