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Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Acute Respiratory Infection to Decrease Unnecessary Antibiotic Utilization in the Emergency Department (RADIATE)

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · NCT06271655

Conditions: Acute Respiratory Infection, Viral Infection, Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

At a glance

Research payments reported, 2025
$25,995
U.S. investigators named
1
Sites paid
1
Planned or actual enrollment
200

About the trial

Sponsor
Christopher Payette (with BioMérieux)
Tested
SPOTFIRE R Panel (device)
Dates
Started 2024-03-12; completion 2026-12-31
Results posted
Not yet

The study titled " The Effect of Definitive Identification of Viral Etiology in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection on Antibiotic Utilization (RADIATE)" aims to investigate the effectiveness of a rapid diagnostic approach in reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in the emergency department (ED) for patients presenting with acute respiratory illness (ARI) due to a virus. Using a prospective design, eligible participants are individuals who visit the ED with complaints related to acute respiratory illness. The study will employ a single-arm consecutive enrollment approach. The intervention involves the implementation of a rapid point-of-care multiplex polymerase cha…

From ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-21. Full record, eligibility and contacts (opens in a new tab)

Industry funding

Biomerieux Inc reported $25,995 in research payments for this study in 2025 (2 payments).

Products named: Biofire Spotfire Respiratory/sore Throat (r/st) PAnel

Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites to run a study, not to the investigators personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

U.S. investigators named on this study

Clinicians the company named as principal investigators in its Open Payments reports.

Sites paid to run it

  • Medical Faculty Associates $25,995

Sources: CMS Open Payments research payments (program year 2025) and ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine.