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Proximal Aortic DissectionPhase 2SEFCNCT02542306

Safety and Efficacy of Fibrinogen Concentrate in Aortic Arch Surgery Involving Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

A Phase 2 study testing fibrinogen concentrate in people with Proximal Aortic Dissection, run by Hongjia Zhang at 1 site in China.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Bleeding is a common complication of cardiac surgery, especially aortic arch surgery involving moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest. Fibrinogen concentrate is increasingly used to treat coagulopathic bleeding in cardiac surgery, although its effectiveness and safety are unknown. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Proximal Aortic Dissection
What is being tested?
fibrinogen concentrate
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
150 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Jul 2013to Aug 2016
Phase
Phase 2
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 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The participants aged 18 years or above who were undergoing emergency aortic arch surgery involving moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest for an acute type A aortic dissection

Who cannot join

  • The participants with congenital or acquired coagulation disorders, previous surgery at the same site, death prior to planned surgery, stroke or myocardial infarction within 2 months before surgery and use of aspirin, clopidogrel or vitamin K antagonists within 2 to 5 days before surgery.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Hongjia Zhang, M.D. contact

hongjia722@outlook.com

Xinliang Guan, M.D. contact

guanxl119@outlook.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029

    Hongjia Zhang, M.D.

    Xinliang Guan

    Recruiting

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About this study

Bleeding is a common complication of cardiac surgery, especially aortic arch surgery involving moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest. Fibrinogen concentrate is increasingly used to treat coagulopathic bleeding in cardiac surgery, although its effectiveness and safety are unknown.

Fibrinogen concentrate was administered to 54 patients when the fibrinogen level was below 1.5 g/L after protamine reversal. Additionally, 30 patients were enrolled as the non-FC-treated group.

Read the detailed description

The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of fibrinogen concentrate in patients with acute type A aortic dissection.

Eighty-four acute type A aortic dissection patients undergoing emergency aortic arch surgery involving moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest were included. The clinical data, standard laboratory tests and plasma fibrinogen levels were obtained at 5 time points.

The investigators analyzed the standard laboratory tests, the plasma fibrinogen levels, the volumes of cumulative postoperative drainage and transfused allogenic blood products in 84 patients.

The primary and secondary end points were determined and considered.The primary endpoint (efficacy endpoint) included the volumes of individual allogeneic blood products, volumes of cumulative drainage within 24 h and 48 h and 5 days volumes after infusion of fibrinogen concentrate as well as the rates of reoperation due to bleeding. The secondary endpoint (safety endpoint) for the study was the incidence of serious adverse events from infusion of fibrinogen concentrate to day 45. The serious adverse events defined for the evaluation of safety of fibrinogen concentrate were death, pulmonary embolism and other thromboembolic or ischemic events (myocardial infarction, paraplegia and cerebral infarction).

Being tested
fibrinogen concentrate
Keywords
Blood loss, coagulopathy, fibrinogen concentrate, transfusion
Medical subject headings
Hemorrhage, Hemostatic Disorders

What participants receive

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

  • fibrinogen concentrateDrug

    Investigators administered fibrinogen concentrate when the plasma fibrinogen level was below 1.5 g/L at 5 minutes after protamine reversal and completion of surgical hemostasis in patients, who comprised the fibrinogen concentrate-treated group.

Study groups in NCT02542306
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
fibrinogen concentrate-treated groupExperimentalThe initial fibrinogen concentrate dose was 25 - 50 mg/kg, but additional fibrinogen concentrate was administered repeatedly if the first infusion of fibrinogen concentrate did not increase the fibrinogen level over 2.0 g/L.
Receives: Drug: fibrinogen concentrate
non-fibrinogen concentrate-treated groupNo interventionThe participants who did not received fibrinogen concentrate treatment were enrolled as the non-fibrinogen concentrate-treated group

What is being measured

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

  1. efficacy endpoint (the volumes of allogeneic blood products, volumes of cumulative drainage within 24 h and 48 h and 5 days

    Investigators hypothesized that the hemostatic therapy with fibrinogen concentrate in acute type A aortic dissection patients resulted in a reduction in the transfusion of allogeneic blood products and drainage volumes compared to the control group that received conventional hemostatic therapy.

    Measured: from the time of fibrinogen concentrate administration until the 5th postoperative day

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. safety endpoint (incidence of serious adverse events)

    The serious adverse events defined for the evaluation of safety of fibrinogen concentrate were death, pulmonary embolism and other thromboembolic or ischemic events (myocardial infarction, paraplegia and cerebral infarction).

    Measured: from infusion of fibrinogen concentrate to day 45

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2013
  3. Primary completionAug 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionAug 2016 (estimated)

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
150 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02542306
Sponsor's protocol ID
Z141100002114025
Acronym
SEFC
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
25 Aug 2015
Last updated
7 Sep 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing fibrinogen concentrate in people with Proximal Aortic Dissection, run by Hongjia Zhang at 1 site in China.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Hongjia Zhang, M.D. (hongjia722@outlook.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

efficacy endpoint (the volumes of allogeneic blood products, volumes of cumulative drainage within 24 h and 48 h and 5 days (time frame: from the time of fibrinogen concentrate administration until the 5th postoperative day). 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 7 Sep 2015.

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