Cap Blood Project

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Capillary Blood Sampling: Are the Results Comparable to Venous Blood Sampling in Health and Disease

• IRAS ID

  146847

• Contact name

  Vinay Reddy-Kolanu

• Contact email

  vinay.reddy-kolanu@uhb.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Head of Research and Development (Governance)

• Research summary

  The aim of this study is to identify whether there is a difference in the concentration of glucose (sugar) measured in the blood that comes from a capillary (finger-prink sample) and blood that comes from a vein in the arm in health and disease when processed using a blood gas analyser. The secondary aims of this study are to determine the variability sodium, potassium, haemoglobin, bicarbonate and lactate concentrations between capillary blood samples and venous blood samples and whether patients have a preference for one testing method over another.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/WM/1057

• Date of REC Opinion

  12 Aug 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion