Sepsis diagnosis testing v1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Rapid in-hospital testing of a device that detects sepsis-causing organisms from blood samples

• IRAS ID

  155279

• Contact name

  John Greenman

• Contact email

  j.greenman@hull.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 3 months, 12 days

• Research summary

  The study will test the ability of a novel device to identify the causative organism in cases of sepsis. Surplus stored blood samples from patients with suspected sepsis will be used in the study. Results from the device will be compared with blood culture results from equivalent blood samples to investigate its performance.

• REC name

  North East - York Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/NE/0371

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Nov 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion