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NCT Number: NCT07563309

A Study to Evaluate Performance, Usability, and Contrived Result Interpretation of TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test

The objectives of this study are as follows:

To evaluate the clinical performance of the TruPlex test using capillary blood, EDTA whole blood, EDTA plasma, and SST serum samples collected by trained operators in point-of-care settings

To evaluate the usability of the TruPlex test through:

Structured usability assessments, via a questionnaire, completed by trained operators in point-of-care settings.

To assess user interpretation accuracy through a contrived result interpretation questionnaire, where intended users evaluate a set of pre-defined test results (e.g., strong/weak positives, negatives, invalids).

To monitor test system reliability, including invalid rates.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Epicentre Health Research (Johannesburg), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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About this study

The study is designed to evaluate TruPlex Test when used by trained users.

Non-invasive samples (fingerstick, EDTA whole blood, EDTA-plasma, and SST-serum) will be collected and tested on TruPlex tests by on-site trained operators. Capillary (fingerstick) whole blood and EDTA whole blood samples will be collected by healthcare professionals. The collected capillary and EDTA whole blood samples will be tested on the TruPlex tests. Subsequently, the EDTA whole blood and SST whole blood samples will be further processed to obtain EDTA plasma and SST serum, respectively, for testing on the TruPlex. Blood samples will be collected and sent to the central laboratory for confirmatory testing (HIV, Syphilis and HBsAg) using approved on-the-market assays. Any remaining samples will be stored for further discrepancy testing or future research use.

A minimum of two TruPlex Test lots will be used for the study.

The following studies will also be performed:

Usability evaluation to assess user experience and success in label comprehension of the TruPlex test via a questionnaire.

Contrived result interpretation with a minimum of 15 intended users across a minimum of 3 clinical sites. Participants will be trained healthcare professionals that are paid employees of the study sites. Participants will have prior experience using rapid tests. Participants will evaluate a set of contrived tests to determine and document if intended users can successfully interpret various TruPlex Test results that include - strong positive, weak positive, negative, and a range of invalid results.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Subject is able to provide and willing to sign and date the Informed Consent Form
  • Subject is able to complete the required testing on the allocated testing day.
  • Subject able to speak/read/write English or a translator is available
  • Subject is getting tested for HIV, and/or Syphilis, and/or Hepatitis B for one or more of the following reasons:
  • At risk for any one of the target diseases
  • Having signs or symptoms indicative of the target diseases
  • Routine testing
  • Note: Subjects who are pregnant and re-infected are eligible to participate
  • Unknown HIV or known HIV positive status with less than 12 months of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).
  • Subject is willing to provide the fingerstick blood sample(s) and whole blood samples collected through venous blood draw (approximately 16 ml) required for the study.
  • Subject willing to participate in the study site's standard of care counselling and testing program and receive the study site's standard of care test results

Exclusion criteria

  • Subject has a bleeding disorder
  • Subject is currently undergoing Syphilis treatment
  • Subject has received any experimental HIV vaccine
  • Subject received HBV vaccine within the last 7 days
  • Known HIV positive subjects and currently on ART for 12 months or longer
  • Any condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable or unsafe for enrolment or could interfere with the completion of study assessment, consent form and questionnaire etc. or bias the study outcome.

Treatment and study plan

TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test

Device

A rapid in vitro diagnostic device designed to determine HIV, Syphilis and Hep B infection status

Primary outcomes

  1. Performance Evaluation

    Time frame: 6 months

    The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity between TruPlex Test and approved confirmatory assays for HIV, Syphilis and Hep B infection status will be determined. Performance evaluation will be conducted for all sites combined.

    Test invalid rate will be tabulated and reported.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Usability Evaluation

    Time frame: 6 months

    Usability will be determined via a questionnaire completed by trained personnel who used the device during testing. The usability questionnaire will use a scale of one (1) to 5 (1 - very difficult/very unlikely to 5 - very easy/very likely), with a rating of 3 being satisfactory.

  2. Contrived result interpretation evaluation

    Time frame: 6 months

    Trained operators will evaluate a panel of contrived (mock) TruPlexdevices. These devices are designed to represent a comprehensive range of test outcomes, including strong positives, weak positives, negatives and invalid results. Operators will interpret the results of the mock devices and record their interpretations which will be compared to the correct interpretation of the device.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Ana Subramanian

CONTACT

[email protected]

16042046784

Patrick Diaz

CONTACT

[email protected]

16042046784

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

bioLytical Laboratories

Industry

Collaborators

  • Epicentre

Registry information

Official study title

A Study to Evaluate the Performance, Usability, and Contrived Result Interpretation of TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test by Trained Personnel at Near-Patient and Point-of-Care Settings

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 4, 2026
Registry last updated
May 4, 2026

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