Pilot In-House Study of A Prototype Non-Invasive Glucometer
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Pilot In-House Study of A Prototype Non-Invasive Glucometer
IRAS ID
240678
Contact name
Ravindhi Murphy
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Orsus Medical
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 1 months, 26 days
Research summary
Orsus Medical is developing a medical device a non-invasive blood glucose monitor. The device would have four advantages: it is pain-free, it measures quickly, it measures in real time, and it is accurate. The device uses microwave frequencies to determine the concentration of blood sugar in the subject without the need to draw blood.\n\nThe pilot wants to find out wants to find out whether this new technology can measure a person’s blood sugar levels as fast and accurately as normal blood sugar measuring devices which typically involves pricking the skin of a finger and putting a small drop of blood on a disposable test strip which is read by a machine. The medical device developed by Orsus Medical is designed for people who have diabetes but the present in-house clinical research study will be open only to healthy (non-diabetic) volunteers, male and female, aged 18 to 70. The participants will be tested 3 and 3/4 hours in which time clinical staff will measure at multiple times their blood sugar levels via two methods: the regular finger prick method and the method using the newly designed medical device. This would allow good comparisons. Over the course of the test, participants are also given a high-sugar drink to raise their blood sugar levels.
REC name
Wales REC 3
REC reference
19/WA/0027
Date of REC Opinion
15 Feb 2019
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion