Clinical Evaluation of Precision for the Potassium and Ionized Calcium Tests in Capillary Specimens

December 12, 2025 updated by: Abbott Point of Care

Clinical Evaluation of Precision for the Potassium and Ionized Calcium Tests Using the i-STAT CG8+ Cartridge With the i-STAT 1 Analyzer for Capillary Specimens

Assess precision of the i-STAT potassium (K) and ionized calcium (iCa) tests using i-STAT CG8+ cartridge on the i-STAT 1 analyzer.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to assess the precision of the i-STAT K and iCa tests using the IUO i-STAT CG8+ cartridge on the i-STAT 1 analyzer using results from two separate capillary specimens from each subject enrolled in the study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

425

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • Recruiting
        • University of New Mexico
        • Contact:
          • Justin T Baca, MD, PhD
    • Pennsylvania
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey)
        • Contact:
          • Michael H Creer, MD
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Medical College of Wisconsin
        • Contact:
          • Tom Aufderheide, MD
          • Phone Number: 414-955-1174

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Signed and dated consent form (waiver/alteration of consent, waiver of documentation of consent may be acceptable, per IRB)
  2. ≥ 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous enrollment in this study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Precision of potassium (K) and ionized calcium (iCa) tests in capillary blood
Precision evaluation of the i-STAT K test and the i-STAT iCa test using i-STAT CG8+ cartridge on i-STAT 1 analyzer with capillary specimens from each subject enrolled in the study.
Capillary whole blood specimens collected from fingerstick(s) will be collected from each enrolled subject with blood collection capillary tubes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Precision assessment
Time Frame: Thirty (30) minutes from subject enrollment to the end of the blood draw and testing.
Assess the precision of the i-STAT potassium (K) and ionized calcium (iCa) tests in mmol/L with the investigational use only (IUO) i-STAT CG8+ cartridge on the i-STAT 1 analyzer using results from capillary specimens from each subject enrolled in the study.
Thirty (30) minutes from subject enrollment to the end of the blood draw and testing.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Manish Gupta, MS, MBA, Abbott Point of Care

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 17, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 17, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 17, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CS-2025-0002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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