iSTAT Comparison Study, IRB3785
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
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.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
This is a prospective study which will identify patients in VAMC with a diagnosis of pleural effusion and undergoing diagnostic thoracentesis.The investigators plan to analyze the two bedside point-of-care fluid glucose testing methods (I- STAT device and finger stick glucometer) to measure pleural fluid glucose levels. The results obtained from these two methods will be compared to the traditionally in lab measured pleural fluid glucose levels.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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iSTAT Study Group Measure glucose of pleural fluid via glucometer, in the laboratory, and using the iSTAT device to see if the three methods give a similar reading or not. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Correlation of pleural fluid glucose measured with a glucometer and the I-STAT with the pleural fluid glucose level measured in the Lab [<1 hour]
Primary outcome will be the inter-assay precision of the finger stick glucometer and the I-STAT device as compared to the Gold standard in lab testing of pleural glucose.This will be done using the Bland-Altman plot.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Intra assay precision of pleural fluid glucose measured with a glucometer and with an I-STAT device. [< 1hour]
assessment of intra assay precision of of 2 measurements of pleural fluid glucose done by the glucometer as well as the ISTAT device .
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- any patient 18 to 99 year old with a diagnosis of pleural effusion and undergoing a diagnostic thoracentesis.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent by the patient or the surrogate to enroll for the planned study.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | VAMC OKC | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | United States | 73104 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Oklahoma
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Houssein Youness, MD, OUHSC
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 3785
- VAMC OKC