Accuracy study of the microdot+ Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Accuracy study of the microdot+ Blood Glucose Monitoring System for capillary whole blood from the finger and venous whole blood from the arm of diabetic patients.
IRAS ID
182441
Contact name
Stephen Jones
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cambridge Sensors Limited
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
Most people with diabetes test their blood glucose by means of finger prick blood testing. The Microdot+ device being used in this study is already used in the UK for the testing of blood from finger pricks. The purpose of this study is to investigate improved Microdot + test strips for accuracy with blood samples from the finger and from the arm (venous blood samples).
100 diabetic patients will be recruited for this research at the East Barnwell Health Centre . They will be asked to consent to provide blood samples from a fingerprick and from the arm. to test on 6 microdot+ test strips. The tests will be carried out by a trained researcher. A sample (6-7 drops of blood) will also be collected from the same fingerprick to test for glucose with a laboratory instrument. They will also be asked to provide a small tube of venous blood that will be taken from the arm by a trained Phlebotomist. This study should take approximately 15 minutes per patient.REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
15/WS/0141
Date of REC Opinion
9 Jul 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion