CSF Spectroscopy

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Does vibrational spectroscopy correlate with the inflammatory markers in neurosurgical CSF samples?

• IRAS ID

  278034

• Contact name

  Stuart Stokes

• Contact email

  stuart.stokes@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Hull University Teaching Hospitals

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 2 months, 29 days

• Research summary

  The study examines Cerbro-spinal fluid (CSF) collected in externalised systems (external ventricular drains (EVDs), externalised shunts or lumbar Drains) that are frequently used within Neurosurgery and will utilise non destructive methods including Visible, UV, infra red and raman spectroscopy to analyse the samples.
  The samples will be taken only from clinically discarded specimens that are no longer required and analysed optically and then compared against biochemical markers to determine if this non invasive method could be used to provide bedside trend analysis for CSF infection.

• REC name

  Wales REC 7

• REC reference

  21/WA/0301

• Date of REC Opinion

  8 Oct 2021

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion