Study of the analytical performance of ALLEGRO™ instrument
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A study of the analytical and clinical performance of ALLEGRO™, a blood testing device versus laboratory reference methods.
IRAS ID
225107
Contact name
Maurice O'Kane
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NOVA Biomedical UK
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Blood and urine tests are used in the assessment of diabetes and to guide clinical management. In the traditional model of care, blood samples are taken from patients at the clinic and are sent to the laboratory for analysis and the results may not be available for a number of hours/days after the clinic visit.
A new analyser has been developed (Allegro™) which allows the tests to be undertaken at the clinic, with the results available in a few minutes. This means that patients can get immediate feedback and that the doctors/nurses can adjust treatment before the patient leaves the clinic. It is obviously important that this analyser performs to a similar degree of accuracy to the laboratory analyses.
The aim of this research study is to assess the accuracy of the Allegro™ analyser compared to laboratory analyses on finger prick capillary blood samples and urine samples. Fifty(50) patients with diabetes will be invited to give a venous blood sample, finger prick capillary blood sample and urine sample. The venous blood sample, finger prick capillary blood sample and urine sample will be analysed by both the Allegro™ analyser and laboratory analyses and the results compared. The Allegro™ results will not be used in the management of the patients' diabetes.
REC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
17/NI/0095
Date of REC Opinion
23 Jun 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion