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Finger-Prick test could speed up carbon monoxide diagnosis
NCT ID NCT06641752
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study checks if a simple finger-prick blood test can accurately detect carbon monoxide poisoning, compared to the usual blood draw from a vein or artery. Researchers will enroll 120 adults with suspected poisoning at an emergency department. If the finger-prick test works well, it could make diagnosis faster and less painful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood drop sampling (capillary sampling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow faster, less invasive diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning using a simple finger-prick test.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early diagnostic study (120 participants) and may not prove accurate enough to replace standard testing. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of patients admitted to adult emergency departments with suspected carbon monoxide intoxication.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patient admitted to emergency department * Presenting one or more clinical signs (asthenia, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness, etc.) and a history compatible with CO intoxication (collective symptoms, notion of smoke, activation of a detector, etc.). Exclusion Criteria: * Minors * Patients under protective supervision (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship) * Incarcerated patients * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Patients refusing to take part in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU d'Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, Loire-Atlantique, 49100, France
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Nantes University Hospital
RECRUITINGNantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44000, France
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