Assessment of Stability and Ease of Use of a Mail-in Capillary Blood Hemoglobin A!c Sample Kit

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City1 site in 1 country23 target enrollmentJuly 2007

ConditionsDiabetes

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Diabetes
Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Enrollment: 23
Locations: 1
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the stability of capillary HBA1c blood samples collected by the participant with this kit and mailed to the laboratory at Children's Mercy Hospital.

Detailed Description

Participants are given home lab kit for obtaining HbA1c by capillary blood and shipping it to Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics. They will mail in sample before their next visit and this result will be compared to the HbA1c performed during this visit.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2007

End Date

January 2008

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Male or female diabetic patients ages 1-17 years who have an A1c test drawn within 24 hours
•Participants receiving medical care in the Endocrine Clinic at Children's Mercy Hospital