About this trial
A pre/post interventional use trial, with ED patients who are initially triaged to locations other than a dedicated patient room in the main ED (e.g., waiting room, hallway bed, and/or the staging area/fast track area) with suspected infection and tachycardia or fever will be enrolled. Study conduct will be performed under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Participants in the pre-phase, treated with standard of care, will be gathered from a retrospective database using propensity matching, whereas participants in the post-phase will be managed incorporating the TriVerity™ Acute Infection and Sepsis Test results with standardized guidance for interpretation and resulting management actions. Many outcomes will be captured and compared between the pre- and post-phase phases including sepsis bundle compliance, patient disposition, appropriate use of antimicrobials (antibiotics and antivirals) and health economic findings. Safety measures for participants in the post-phase will include patient follow-up at predefined time points. The objective is to demonstrate improvement of patient management when incorporating the TriVerity Test result compared to standard of care. Improvements based on diagnostic (bacterial vs viral vs non-infectious inflammation) and prognostic (need for 7-day ICU level care) readouts of the TriVerity Test result will be tracked.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥18 years
Able to provide informed consent, or consent by legally authorized representative.
Reachable via confirmed working cell phone (with backup contact number) and willing to respond to follow-up safety checks (see below for details).
Disqualifiers
Antiviral treatment for chronic viral infections, i.e., HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
Topical antibiotics, topical antivirals or topical antifungal agents
Anti-herpes prophylaxis aiding suppression of a recuring herpes infection
Single dose of one or combination of peri-operative (prophylactic) antibiotics
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
TriVerity Test
Diagnostic testParticipants in the post-phase of the study will have a 2.5 ml whole blood draw obtained via venipuncture into a PAXgene® Blood RNA tube. Blood samples will be processed using the TriVerity Cartridge on the Myrna Instrument located in the ED.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
SEP-1 bundle compliance
Mandatory hospital procedures for patients admitted with suspected sepsis
Time to final ED disposition order
Time from Triage (on Day 0) to the Time the ED physician orders the subject disposition (i.e., where the subject will go next: admittance or discharge).
Secondary outcomes
Percent of patients with antibiotics given in the ED combined with noninferior safety outcomes
Calculated based on number of patients given antibiotics in ED
Emergency Department LOS
Length of Stay
Diagnostic ordering practices
Capturing the diagnostic ordering practices of attending physician (comparing physician choices and decisions before and after the TriVerity Test)
Hospital admission rates
Overall admission rates for patients that meet study criteria from emergency department to other location (e.g., ICU)
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