Assessment of Stability of Mail-in Capillary Hemoglobin A1c Test Kit

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00511030

Enrollment

Registered

2007-08-03

Start date

2007-07-31

Completion date

2008-01-31

Last updated

2008-01-23

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Conditions

Diabetes

Keywords

Diabetes

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Exclusion criteria

* Not meeting above inclusion criteria

Countries

United States

Outcome results