Geneva, June 22 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ACTRN12626000701325) titled 'Point of Care Diagnostics for Iron Deficiency in pre-menopausal women undergoing surgery - testing the efficacy of saliva sampling versus blood sampling' on June 11.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design:
Purpose: Diagnosis
Allocation: Non-randomised trial
Primary Sponsor: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Condition:
iron deficiency
anaemia
iron deficiency
anaemia
Blood - Anaemia
Intervention:
Saliva ferritin levels will be collected from all participants using a fasted, morning saliva sample during the patient's admission prior to surgery. The saliva collection kit...