iSTAT Comparison Study, IRB3785

Completed

Conditions studied: Pleural Effusions

In brief

Pleural fluid glucose levels measured with bed-side point of care methods such as finger stick glucometers and I-STAT device correlate with the traditional in-lab testing methods.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02208895

Run by

University of Oklahoma

People needed

60

Starts

2014-02-01

Expected to finish

2019-08-28

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• any patient 18 to 99 year old with a diagnosis of pleural effusion and undergoing a diagnostic thoracentesis.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to provide informed consent by the patient or the surrogate to enroll for the planned study.

Where it is running

• VAMC OKC — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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