Gaining patient feedback on the use of finger prick blood tests at home

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adult patients under the care of secondary care clinics who are having regular blood tests as part of usual care; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11333327
• Lead Sponsor: orthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-12-08
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 25 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients under the care of secondary care clinics having blood tests taken as an inpatient or outpatient as part of usual care
2. Patients must have the capacity to provide consent and be able to undertake finger prick testing themselves

Exclusion Criteria

1. Needle phobia
2. Peripheral neuropathy or vascular disease affecting hands
3. Known infection with a blood-borne pathogen (HBV, HCV, HIV)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bias between fingerprick and venous sampling for routine biochemistry assays measured using Bland-Altman analysis at single timepoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of quantitative and semi-quantitative patient feedback between different fingerprick devices measured using a standardised feedback questionnaire at single timepoint