Evaluation of a Point of Care Test for hCG in blood

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The Evaluation of a Point of Care Device for the Analysis of Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin in Whole Blood

• IRAS ID

  128414

• Contact name

  Ian Smith

• Contact email

  Ian.Smith@ouh.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

• Research summary

  Point of Care Analyzers are devices that will perform a diagnostic test close to the patient. They remove the requirement to send a specimen (generally blood or urine) to the laboratory.
  These analyzers produce results much quicker than the traditional laboratory methods, which require the specimen to be transported to the laboratory before testing.

  Beta-Human Gonadotrophin is a hormone produced by the fertilized egg after conception. Later during pregnancy it is made by the developing placenta. It is therefore widely used to monitor the progression of pregnancy.

  The aim of the project is to compare the performance of a new point of care method for testing hCG using a specific test cartridge in the Abbott i-Stat analyser, to the standard laboratory method (the Siemens Centaur)and also another method that is used in the the lab, the Perkinelmer AutoDelfia in order to ascertain if the performance is consistent.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/WM/0492

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Nov 2013

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion