None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Capillary blood collection method using TAP Micro Select device.: TAP Micro Select device will be used to collect capillary blood and will be compared with standard venous blood collect
Sponsors
NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering NIBIB
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: women in the reproductive age group attending routine clinical care services
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Women with significant comorbidities that can affect the study outcomes like abnormal pain perception, bleeding or clotting disorders, and reduced peripheral perfusion. 2 Women suffering from physical disability or/ and poor motor skills of upper limb 3 Women presenting with oedema or open wounds, abnormal skin integrity on the upper arm, subcutaneous implants in the upper arm, and known stainless steel allergies. 4 Women who cannot give consent due to any cognition or mental disabilities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numeric Pain Rating scale, statistical significance of difference between mean pain scores (TAP Micro Select vs venous blood collection) will be tested using paid T test for difference between two means.Timepoint: Individuals will undergo blood sampling once at the time of recruitment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Volume of blood collected by TAP MicroSelect device.Timepoint: Individuals will undergo blood sampling once at the time of recruitment.;Net Promoter Score for TAP MicroSelect DeviceTimepoint: Individuals will undergo blood sampling once at the time of recruitment.;Ease of doing the procedure using TAP MicroSelect DeviceTimepoint: Individuals will undergo blood sampling once at the time of recruitment.;Time duration of blood collection using TAP MicroSelect deviceTimepoint: Individuals will undergo blood sampling once at the time of recruitment.;Diagnostic Accuracy of nutritional and infectious disease tests on blood collected through TAP MicroSelect as compared to blood collected using venous blood collection.Timepoint: Individuals will undergo blood sampling once at the time of recruitment. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ryan Fernandez
St Johns Research Institute
Outcome results
None listed