Can a Pocket-Sized blood analyser match lab accuracy?

NCT ID NCT05580055

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Entia Ltd Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 21, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026

Summary

This trial asks healthy adults to donate small blood samples—via finger prick or vein—to help test a new blood analyser. The device's results will be compared against standard laboratory equipment to see if it can accurately count blood cells. Participants won't receive their blood test results unless they specifically ask.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Blood analyser (diagnostic device)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help validate a portable blood analyser for accurate blood cell counts, potentially enabling easier and faster blood testing.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage prototype test, not a treatment trial. The device may not match lab accuracy, and results are not shared with participants unless requested.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2021

Expected to finish

Oct 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Healthy volunteers, enrolled by invitation only

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: Aged ≥ 21 years Apparently healthy Able to provide written informed consent Registered with a general practitioner (GP) Exclusion Criteria: Inadequate understanding of the English language (written and verbal) that would require a translator Been hospitalised within 90 days prior to their study visit Donated whole blood or plasma to a blood bank within the 90 days prior to the study visit Pregnant at the time of the study visit Breastfeeding at the time of the study visit History of vasovagal syncope following blood draw History or current diagnosis of the following conditions: Cancer Cardiovascular disease Chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease Bleeding disorder (including but not limited to Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), hemophilia, von Willebrand disease (VWD)) Blood clotting disorder (including but not limited to thrombophilia, antiphospholipid syndrome) G6PD deficiency Inflammatory bowel disease Myelodysplastic syndrome Ebola Tuberculosis HIV Hepatitis B or C Current diagnosis of Epstein-Barr Virus or Cytomegalovirus Current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, unless controlled by diet alone OR participant has been taking the same dose of the same medication for 4 weeks or more and are feeling fit and well. Undergone organ transplantation Anemia, unless the participant is feeling fit and well (no dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath etc)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Entia Ltd

    London, London, WC1X 8LU, United Kingdom

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