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Blood Platelet TransfusionPhase 4FiT2012NCT01955811

Study to Reveal if Fibrinogen Treatment Effects Blood Clotting Better Than a Platelet Transfusion

A Phase 4 study testing Administration of platelet concentrate and taking blood samples in people with Blood Platelet Transfusion and Blood Clotting, run by Medical University Innsbruck at 5 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Patients with need of platelet transfusion for any reason will participate in this study. Directly before the start of infusion and one hour after the end of platelet transfusion blood samples will be drawn and treated with different concentrations of Fibrinogen (a blood clotting factor) in-vitro. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Blood Platelet Transfusion, Blood Clotting
What is being tested?
Administration of platelet concentrate and taking blood samples
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
130 participants
Where
5 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Dec 2012to Aug 2014
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patient with the clinical need for platelet transfusion
  • age: 18 - 85 years

Who cannot join

  • pregnant or nursing women
  • patients who disagree to participate in the study
  • for emergency patients: patients with known refusal of a participation in this clinical trial
  • active participation in a clinical trial
  • any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which would place confound in the ability to interpret data from the study
  • any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormalities, or psychiatric illness, that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 2 countries.

5 sites in 2 countries

Austria3 sites
  • Central Institution for Blood Transfution and Immunology

    Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020

  • Department for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

    Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020

  • General and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine

    Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020

Other trials in Austria

Denmark2 sites
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Centre for Haemophilia and Thrombosis, Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, Skejby, 8200

  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Department for Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine

    Aarhus, Skejby, 8200

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About this study

Official title: Bicentric Clinical Trial With in Vitro Experiments to Assess the Effect of Fibrinogen (FGTW) on Coagulation in Thrombocytopenia

Patients with need of platelet transfusion for any reason will participate in this study. Directly before the start of infusion and one hour after the end of platelet transfusion blood samples will be drawn and treated with different concentrations of Fibrinogen (a blood clotting factor) in-vitro. Blood samples with and without Fibrinogen/platelet transfusion will be compared. The study hypothesis is that treatment with Fibrinogen results in a better stabilisation of blood coagulation.

Read the detailed description

In total 300 patients with the need of platelet transfusion for whatever reason will be included when meeting the inclusion- and exclusion criteria.

For all patients three visits are planned, where blood samples will be taken. The first blood samples will be taken directly before the start of platelet transfusion, the second 1 hour after the end of the platelet transfusion and the third after 24 hours.

Untreated citrate and EDTA blood samples from Visit 1 will be serving as baseline for the coagulation testing. Further citrate blood samples from the first visit will be spiked with different concentrations of fibrinogen in vitro. Untreated citrate and EDTA blood samples will be taken 1 hour and 24 hours after platelet transfusion for comparison. Further citrate blood samples will be spiked with different concentrations of fibrinogen in vitro again 1 hour after platelet transfusion. In addition, randomly chosen samples will be analyzed using confocal microscopy. Routine coagulation analysis include activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time(PT), fibrinogen, blood coagulation factor thirteen (FXIII), thromboelastometry (ExTEM \& FibTEM) before and after platelet transfusion.

Being tested
Administration of platelet concentrate and taking blood samples
Keywords
platelet transfusion, Fibrinogen, blood coagulation, Thrombocytopenia, in-vitro experiments, FGTW, Fit2012, factor I, Fibrin
Medical subject headings
Thrombosis, Thrombocytopenia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Administration of platelet concentrate and taking blood samplesDrug

    Patient with the need of a platelet transfusion, will have 4 intervention points. 1. directly before the start of the transfusion a blood sample will be drawn. 2. Patient receives the platelet transfusion. 3. One hour after the end of transfusion a second blood sample will be drawn. 4. 24 h after the end of the platelet transfusion a further bloos sample will be collected. The first two samples will be (beside blood cell counts) spiked in-vitro with different amounts of Human fibrinogen and blood clotting tests will be performed. The same with the 3. blood sample, but without spiking steps.

Study groups in NCT01955811
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Platelet concentrate transfusion and Human FibrinogenOtherBlood samples will be collected directly before the start of transfusion and 1 hour after the end of transfusion. These samples will be spiked with Human Fibrinogen and clotting tests will be performed. After 24 h after end of transfusion a clotting test will be performed again.
Receives: Drug: Administration of platelet concentrate and taking blood samples

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. difference in A30 (ExTEM®) between blood samples after in vitro spiking and compared to those blood samples obtained from the same patients after platelet transfusion

    Measured: 1 hour after platelet transfusion

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Assessment of the difference in the response profile of Blood cell count (EDTA blood sample)

    Measured: before and 1 hour after platelet transfusion

  2. Standard coagulation tests as aPTT, PT, fibrinogen and FXIII

    Measured: before and 1 hour after platelet transfusion

  3. Further bleeding management system(ROTEM®)parameters

    maximum clot firmness(MCF) clotting time(CT) clot formation time (CFT) lysis index 30 minutes after CT (L30)

    Measured: before and one hour after platelet transfusion

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Oct 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2012
  3. Primary completionAug 2014
  4. Study completionAug 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
130 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01955811
Sponsor's protocol ID
FiT2012
Acronym
FiT2012
Status last verified
Mar 2016
First submitted
2 Sep 2013
Last updated
23 Mar 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Administration of platelet concentrate and taking blood samples in people with Blood Platelet Transfusion and Blood Clotting, run by Medical University Innsbruck at 5 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Austria, Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

difference in A30 (ExTEM®) between blood samples after in vitro spiking and compared to those blood samples obtained from the same patients after platelet transfusion (time frame: 1 hour after platelet transfusion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Mar 2016.

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