Adult patients under the care of secondary care clinics who are having regular blood tests as part of usual care Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be recruited from inpatient wards and outpatient clinics at the two hospital sites. After consent is taken bloods will be collected as follows:
Patients will be allocated to one of th
Sponsors
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
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
Exclusion criteria: 1. Needle phobia 2. Peripheral neuropathy or vascular disease affecting hands 3. Known infection with a blood-borne pathogen (HBV, HCV, HIV)
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of quantitative and semi-quantitative patient feedback between different fingerprick devices measured using a standardised feedback questionnaire at single timepoint | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bias between fingerprick and venous sampling for routine biochemistry assays measured using Bland-Altman analysis at single timepoint | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed