NCT06881498

Brief Summary

The prevention of perioperative anemia has the potential to reduce complications, hospital stays, and long-term prognosis in patients undergoing bone tumor surgery. Data from previous studies suggest that the clinical efficacy of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) has always been controversial, and intraoperative fluid administration strategy is an important confounding factor. The HEAL trial will assess whether ANH will improve postoperative hemoglobin levels when applying goal-directed fluid therapy in patients undergoing bone tumor surgery.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
32

participants targeted

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Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2024

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 7, 2024

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 12, 2025

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 18, 2025

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2026

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

April 15, 2025

Status Verified

April 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

March 12, 2025

Last Update Submit

April 13, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hemoglobin concentration on the first day after surgery

    The concentration of hemoglobin on the first day after surgery

    The first day after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • The rate of perioperative transfusion of allogeneic blood products

    From the start of surgery to discharge or the 7th day following the operation, which comes first

  • The blood loss during the perioperative period

    From the start of surgery to discharge or the 7th day following the operation, which comes first

  • The volume of fluid administration during the intraoperative period

    From the beginning to the end of the surgery

  • The coagulation function tests during the perioperative period

    From the start of surgery to discharge or the 7th day following the operation, which comes first

  • Perioperative embolic events

    From the start of surgery to discharge or the 7th day following the operation, which comes first

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

acute normovolemic hemodilution group (ANH group)

EXPERIMENTAL

The ANH process was initiated after tracheal intubation. After completion of ANH, goal-directed fluid therapy will begin until the end of the surgery.

Procedure: acute normovolemic hemodilution

Standard Group (STD group)

NO INTERVENTION

After tracheal intubation, goal-directed fluid therapy will be implemented until the end of the surgery.

Interventions

The ANH was conducted with more than 8 ml/kg of whole blood drawn from an internal jugular introducer by gravity and collected into standard sterile blood storage bags containing citrate phosphate-dextrose anticoagulant. The allowable blood loss was capped according to the preoperative hemoglobin, estimated blood volume, and the target hemoglobin (10 g/dL). The collected blood was simultaneously replaced by an equal volume of succinyl gelatin solution via at least one large bore peripheralvenous catheter to maintain hemodynamic stability.

acute normovolemic hemodilution group (ANH group)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • age 18 to 75 years;
  • undergoing elective bone tumor resection surgery;
  • preoperative hemoglobin ≥11 g/dL;

You may not qualify if:

  • using a tourniquet;
  • palliative operation or minimally invasive surgery;
  • BMI\<18.5 or \>30Kg/m\^2;
  • international normalized ratio (INR) \>1.5 or platelet count \<100 × 10\^9/L;
  • cardiopulmonary insufficiency;
  • hepatic and renal dysfunction;
  • active infectious disease;
  • allergy to succinyl gelatin;
  • pregnancy;
  • declined participation in the study or declined blood transfusion

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University anesthesiology department

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bone Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2025

First Posted

March 18, 2025

Study Start

June 7, 2024

Primary Completion

May 1, 2026

Study Completion

May 1, 2026

Last Updated

April 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

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