Blood sampling method for sleep studies v2
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Validation of blood sampling method for sleep studies (15-021)
IRAS ID
213444
Contact name
Frans van den Berg
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Hammersmith Medicines Research
Eudract number
2000-123456-78
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR) occasionally does studies of medicines that might affect people’s sleep. During such studies, we might want to take blood samples from participants during the night, without disturbing their sleep or waking them up. So we’re trying different ways of taking blood samples, to see what method would work best during a sleep study. We plan to do several ‘projects’ during this study; we’ll test a different method in each project. For each method, we'll take blood samples using a cannula (small plastic tube inserted into a vein in the arm) attached to a long thin tube. We'll give an infusion (slow injection) of saline (salt water) through the tube and cannula to stop blood clotting in the equipment.
This is not a study of a medicine. But in some of the projects, we might give volunteers a low dose of a medicine called heparin, by slow injection into a vein, as part of the blood sampling method.
In each project, there’ll be up to 60 healthy participants, aged 18–80 years. Participants should finish the study within a few weeks, but, depending on the project, it could take up to 4 months. They’ll attend HMR for up to 5 visits: 1 screening visit, and up to 4 study sessions, during which we’ll test a blood collection method. Depending on the project, one or more study sessions might require an overnight stay on the ward.
The study will take place at 1 centre in London: HMR.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/WM/0375
Date of REC Opinion
5 Oct 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion