| Trial Acronym | A-STOP |
| Clinical Area | Critical care |
| Description | Antifungal stewardship opportunities with rapid tests for fungal infection in critically ill patients. |
| Status | Open to recruitment |
| Recruitment duration | 48 months |
| Target Recruitment | 1720 |
| Date opened to Recruitment | 17th April 2018 |
| Recruitment to date | 1036 patients (as of 22/03/2022) |
| Trial Design | A multi-centre, prospective, diagnostic test accuracy study. |
| Study Aim | The purpose of this project is to assess the performance of three rapid tests for fungal infection. The accuracy of these tests will be compared and the optimal test (or combination) identified. The emphasis will be on their ability to rule-out infection. |
| Chief Investigator | DR Ronan McMullan |
| Sponsor | Queen’s University Belfast |
| Funder | National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme |