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Vascular Imaging Tool for the Auricle Anaemia (VITA-A)

This study looks to determine if a newly developed ear imaging tool may be able to detect aneamia by imaging the blood within the small vessels in the ear.

Anaemia affects around 30% of the global population. We have developed a new device that may be able to detect anaemia by imaging the blood within the small vessels in the ear. Unlike blood sampling, this is non-invasive. This project will help us test and improve this device. The data will be used to see how well the measurements of this new tool correspond with the measurements from blood samples.

The Vascular Imaging Tool for the Auricle Anaemia (VITA-A) study looks to recruit 200 healthy adult volunteers. Participants will visit CCRF for a 40 minute study visit which consists of:

  • Blood Pressure
  • Anthropometry
  • Blood sampling
  • VITA ear imaging
  • Lifestyle Questionnaire

This research has received ethics approval from a subcommittee of the University of Oxford Central University Research Ethics Committee. (Ethics reference: R90077/RE001).

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