Procalcitonin Test Reference Range Determination
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT02591121
- Lead Sponsor
- Response Biomedical Corp.
- Brief Summary
Prospective, single-centre study in healthy volunteers to establish a reference range for the RAMP Procalcitonin (PCT) test. The primary objective of this study is to establish the reference range for measurement of PCT levels using the RAMP Procalcitonin test.
- Detailed Description
Healthy volunteers who meet eligibility criteria and have provided informed consent will be enrolled in this study. Each participant will be required to donate 1 blood sample via standard venipuncture into an EDTA (lavender top) tube for testing on one occasion. The maximum trial duration for each participant is one visit/occasion. Sample collection will take place within a single clinical session. The maximum trial duration for each participant is one clinic session.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 125
- Apparently healthy (as determined by a subject questionnaire) males or females, of any race
- >18 years of age
- Willing to voluntarily agree to sign a consent form
- Meets the definition for one or more of Systematic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock and/or Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) as defined by The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) consensus conference in 1992.
- Current diagnosis, or history, of any underlying major medical condition such as heart disease, hypertension/hypotension, stroke, renal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, diabetes, bleeding disorders, hypercalcitoninemia, HIV, etc.
- Bacterial, fungal or malaria infection within previous 12 months
- Have experienced or undergone trauma, surgery, cardiac shock and/or a burn within previous 3 months
- Current diagnosis of cancer and/or has undergone Immunotherapy which stimulates cytokines in the previous 12 months
- Hospitalization (for >24 hours) within previous 3 months
- Currently pregnant or nursing a child
- Unable, or unwilling, to provide required blood sample for testing
- Non-compliance to the protocol or inclusion criteria
- Investigator believes subject is unsuitable for inclusion in the trial (i.e. has major condition(s) or other reason(s) that could limit their ability to participate in the study; or impact the scientific integrity of the study)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Procalcitonin value for healthy reference subjects Subjects will be followed for duration of one blood draw from one visit only; study enrollment will occur over 21 days. Procalcitonin value for each subject will be determined within 2 hours of phlebotomy. At study completion all data obtained will be compiled and a 95th percentile value determined.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mt. Sinai Hospital
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada