Validation of a Point-of-care Device Measuring Ferritin With Capillary Blood (FerPOC)

McMaster University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Iron-deficiency; Iron Overload; Anemia, Iron Deficiency

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Point of care ferritin test

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03800446

Ferritin POC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Measurement of iron is important for identifying both low and high iron levels in the body. Measuring a protein in the blood called ferritin is currently the easiest way to determine a patient's iron status. However, the test requires a blood sample that is be sent to the laboratory for measurement, which can cause delays in obtaining the result. The investigators are testing whether a point of care device that measures ferritin levels using a capillary blood sample is accurate compared to current methods of testing. This could allow measurement of ferritin immediately in the clinic with only a drop of blood, and enable treatment decisions based on these results.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• able to read and understand English (the consent form is in English)
• attending ambulatory hematology clinic and/or outpatient medical care

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Other group

Description:

All patients will undergo testing with the study intervention (point of care) and routine testing with serum ferritin (venous blood sample).

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Point of care ferritin test