Multispectral optoacoustic tomography for the in vivo evaluation of anemia

Multispectral optoacoustic tomography for the in vivo evaluation of anemia - MERIT Multispectral optoacoustic tomography for the evaluation of hemoglobin concentration and oxygen saturation in vivo trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00021442

Enrollment

120

Registered

2020-04-17

Start date

2020-04-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

D64.9 J96

Interventions

Group 1: Ex vivo MSOT measurements of hemoglobin concentration in venous blood samples compared to laboratory determined hemoglobin concentration Group 2: In vivo MSOT measurements of hemoglobin conce

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age under 18 Pregnancy Mental retardation of the patient with restriction of general judgement

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Difference of MSOT parameters between patients with reduced (anemia), normal, or increased (polyglobulia) hemoglobin concentration ex vivo und in vivo	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Correlation of MSOT values with measured hemoglobin concentrations (ex vivo) - Correlation of MSOT values with measured hemoglobin concentrations (in vivo) - Difference between MSOT values in patients with normal and reduced oxygen saturation of hemoglobin	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIngo Ganzleben

Medizinische Klinik 1 University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Ingo.Ganzleben at uk-erlangen.de04991318545161

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026