Effectiveness of Plasma Transfusions in Critical Care Patients
Effectiveness of Fresh Frozen Plasma in Critical Care (EPICC) Trial
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interventional
70
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Measuring the effectiveness of plasma transfusions in critical care
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Apr 2005
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 13, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 15, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2006
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2006
CompletedOctober 21, 2008
October 1, 2008
1.7 years
September 13, 2005
October 17, 2008
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
the proportion of patients with a correction of the INR (Determined by the treating physician)
Secondary outcomes include changes in coagulation tests (INR, aPTT and individual coagulation factor levels
bleeding and complications from FFP (fluid overload, transfusion reactions).
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Secondary outcomes include changes in coagulation tests (INR, aPTT and individual coagulation factor levels
bleeding and complications from FFP (fluid overload, transfusion reactions).
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- ICU Admission
- INR \> 1.2
- Require FFP for active bleeding and/or prior to an invasive procedure
- Are able to provide consent or proxy consent
You may not qualify if:
- Congenital or acquired coagulation factor deficiency
- Platelet count \< 50 x 109 /L and have NOT received subsequent platelet transfusion
- Consumptive coagulopathy (bleeding ≥ 3 sites and ↓ plts, ↓ fib, ↑ d dimer)
- Uncontrolled bleeding (6 or more units of blood in the last 6 hours)
- Receiving therapeutic doses of heparin/heparinoid (must be off for at least 6 hours)
- Have received clotting factor concentrates in the previous 24 hours
- Are expected to require surgery in the next 48 hours
- Survival expected to be less than 48 hours
- Currently enrolled in another study with a similar outcome
- Previous enrollment in this study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alan Tinmouth, MD
OHRI
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 13, 2005
First Posted
March 15, 2006
Study Start
April 1, 2005
Primary Completion
December 1, 2006
Study Completion
December 1, 2006
Last Updated
October 21, 2008
Record last verified: 2008-10