New rapid COVID test aims for quick results with a digital passport
NCT ID NCT06917261
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checked how well a new rapid test, TestNPass, can detect COVID-19 using a nose swab. It involved 400 adults at a hospital in France. The goal was to see if the test is accurate enough to replace slower PCR tests and provide a digital health pass.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years of age * Consulting or hospitalized at the University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, for whom a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test via nasal swab is considered due to symptoms or context (hospitalization in a double room, ongoing epidemic outbreak) * Having provided informed consent to participate in the study. * Patient having the rights to French social insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to nasopharyngeal swabbing: * Anatomical abnormalities or medical conditions: * Severe nasal septum deviation or nasal polyps * History of recent nasal or facial surgery * Severe sinusitis or nasal infections * Bleeding disorders * Extreme sensitivity or phobias related to medical procedures * Participation in an exclusion period of another SARS-CoV-2 performance study: Minors Pregnant or breastfeeding women, Individuals under guardianship or curatorship, Individuals deprived of liberty or involuntarily hospitalized, Individuals under administrative or judicial supervision, Persons unable to provide informed consent * Staff with a hierarchical relationship with the principal investigator
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Grenoble, emergency department
Grenoble, 38700, France
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University Hospital of Grenoble, infectious disease department
Grenoble, 38700, France
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