Status:
COMPLETED
Accuracy of Whole-Blood Testing for Rapid Detection of Pregnancy
Lead Sponsor:
Antonios Likourezos
Conditions:
Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-55 years
Brief Summary
It is common practice in the emergency medicine department to rapidly assess pregnancy status through the use of either urine or serum in pregnancy tests. Using whole blood instead of urine would faci...
Detailed Description
Background and Significance: Point-of-Care testing to rapidly detect pregnancy in women of reproductive age is common practice in Emergency Medicine departments. The patient history may not always re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy adult women of child bearing age.
- Who either request a pregnancy test, or require a pregnancy test for diagnostic studies or treatment.
Exclusion
- Minors
- Adults who are unable to independently give consent for study
- Known pregnancy (i.e. - patient appears obviously pregnant)
- Hemodynamically unstable.
- Moderately to severely ill-appearing or in moderate to severe pain.
- Technically not possible to obtain blood from the study subject.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
633 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00373139
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
December 30 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11219