Mitra v fingerprick tacrolimus creatinine
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Comparison of standard venous sampling for measurement of tacrolimus and creatinine versus fingerprick Mitra® volumetric absorptive microsampling in adult renal transplant recipients
IRAS ID
245450
Contact name
Jon Jin Kim
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Nottingham University Hospital
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 0 days
Research summary
Patients with kidney transplant have blood tests very often. This is normally done in hospital and using a needle inserted into the vein. Two tests are important for kidney transplant patients - creatinine to monitor the health of the kidney; and tacrolimus to measure the level of the medicine which prevents rejection.
This project wants to compare a fingerprick microsampling method to the standard venous blood. The fingerprick test is the same done by patients with diabetes and we use a microsampling tip which looks like a cotton bud to draw up a small amount of blood. Each tip draws up exactly 10 microlitres which is two drops. We require four microsampling tips. We want to compare the results of creatinine and tacrolimus done through the two methods.
In the future, this would allow patients to do their creatinine and tacrolimus test at home. The tips dry completely and can be posted to the laboratory. We hope this will make life easier for transplant patients and also help them engage more with the care of their condition.
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/WM/0176
Date of REC Opinion
21 Jun 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion