Validation of CoaguChek XS Pro near patient testing device
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Validation of CoaguChek XS Pro near patient testing device to measure patient INR
IRAS ID
229595
Contact name
Martin Drury
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 1 months, 21 days
Research summary
We are introducing CoaguChek XS Pro (Roche) near patient testing devices to Peterborough City Hospital to measure patient INR. INR is the International normalised ratio, an assay evaluating the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. Part of the process to ensure the CoaguChek XP Pro is as efficient as the main analysers, a duplicate test on patients taking warfarin is required, along with the standard of care sample required by the main analysers. Patients having venesection for INR would be identified by the Anti-Coagulant Co-ordinator. A small sample of forty patients will consent to providing an additional finger prick blood test at the bedside, as well as their standard of care sample for the main analysers. There is no obligation for Patients to take this extra test. The blood from the finger prick will be tested on the CoaguChek XP Pro and the results stored for later analysis against the standard main analyser results.
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/SW/0196
Date of REC Opinion
16 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion