Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Multiple Diseases
Brief summary
This study is being done to see if the Nova Creatinine Meter can give a correct measure of creatinine (a blood test used to measure kidney function) when the blood is taken from a capillary (smallest type of blood vessels). The Nova Creatinine Meter is a hand held device that can be used in a clinic to measure creatinine in about 50 seconds. Current laboratory creatinine testing can take up to an hour. Since chemotherapy patients need to have their creatinine measured prior to treatment, this meter could make testing easier and faster.
Interventions
OTHERhand-held POC creatinine analyzer-blood test
This study will require the collection of a finger-puncture capillary blood specimen in addition to one green stoppered heparin containing collection tube. This is taken pre-therapy. The capillary whole blood specimen will be used to perform a creatinine determination on the investigational hand-held creatinine analyzer using special test strips for the analysis.
Sponsors
Nova Biomedical Corporation
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Written Informed Consent * Must have a creatinine \> or = to than 3.5 mg/dl
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who are less than 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes would be, reduced wait time and increased patient satisfaction. | conclusion of the study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| reduced blood loss | conclusion of the study |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed