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Study of Fibrinogen Concentrate (Human) (FCH) to Control Bleeding During Complex Cardiovascular Surgery

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Surgical Blood Loss
Postoperative Blood Loss
Interventions
Biological: Fibrinogen Concentrate (Human) (FCH)
Biological: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01475669
Lead Sponsor
CSL Behring
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that Fibrinogen Concentrate (Human)(FCH) can reduce the amount of donor blood products needed during complex cardiovascular surgery, and that it is safe and well tolerated. Subjects in this study will get either a FCH or placebo infusion during surgery. This will be in addition to the standard treatment, which is donor blood or blood products. Placebo does not contain any effective medicine.

The study is randomised. This means that the likelihood that subjects will get FCH or placebo is 50%. To make the comparison between FCH and placebo as fair as possible, the study is "double blind". This means that neither the subjects nor the study doctor will know if FCH or placebo is administered. If necessary, the study doctor can find out which treatment the subjects are receiving.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
152
Inclusion Criteria

At Screening:

  • Undergoing elective open surgical procedures on any part of the aorta requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), with or without other cardiac surgical procedures (e.g. valve replacement or repair, coronary artery bypass grafting, etc.).
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Written informed consent for study participation obtained before undergoing any study specific procedures.

Intraoperative (at the 1st 5-minute bleeding mass):

  • A 5-minute bleeding mass of 60 to 250 g following discontinuation of CPB, administration of protamine, and establishment of surgical hemostasis.
  • Minimum core body temperature 35°C, measured according to local practice.
  • Activated clotting time ± 25% of baseline levels.
  • Blood pH > 7.3.
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Exclusion Criteria

At Screening and/or baseline:

  • Undergoing emergency aortic repair surgery.
  • Reoperative aortic surgery at the same anatomic site as the original procedure such as replacement of a previously placed aortic graft. Resternotomy and rethoracotomy are permitted.
  • Any operation for infection.
  • Proof or suspicion of a congenital or acquired coagulation disorder (e.g. Von Willebrand's disease, hemophilia or severe liver disease) or a prothrombotic disorder (e.g. protein C or S deficiency).
  • Myocardial infarction (MI), acute coronary syndrome or stroke in the 2 months preceding study surgery.
  • Low molecular weight or unfractionated heparin in the 24 hours preceding study surgery.
  • Clopidogrel administration within 5 days preceding study surgery or prasugrel administration within 7 days preceding study surgery or ticagrelor administration in the 48 hours preceding study surgery.
  • Factor Xa inhibitors within 2 days preceding study surgery.
  • IIb/IIIa antagonist administration in the 24 hours preceding study surgery.
  • Use of direct thrombin inhibitors: within 3 days preceding study surgery for dabigatran and within 24 hours preceding study surgery for all others.
  • An international normalized ratio > 1.3 immediately preceding the start of surgery.

Intraoperative (at the 1st 5-minute bleeding mass):

  • Use of any systemic hemostatic therapy (such as FFP, platelets, prothrombin complex concentrates) from the beginning of surgery until IMP administration.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Fibrinogen Concentrate (Human)Fibrinogen Concentrate (Human) (FCH)-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total units of allogeneic blood productsUp to 24 hours after investigational medicinal product (IMP) administration

Number of units administered of all allogeneic blood products combined (fresh frozen plasma, platelets, and red blood cells)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FFP consumption (10 days)10 days after IMP administration
Red blood cells (RBC) consumption (24 hours)24 hours after IMP administration
Total units of all allogeneic blood products (6 hours)6 hours after IMP administration

Number of units of all allogeneic blood products combined (FFP, platelets, and/or RBCs) administered during the first 6 hours after administration of IMP

Total avoidance of allogeneic blood transfusions24 hours after IMP administration

Number of subjects who are alive and do not have any administration of platelets, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and red blood cells (RBCs) during the first 24 hours after administration of IMP

Quantity of blood loss (6 hours)6 hours after skin closure

Blood drainage volume from the chest

Quantity of blood loss (12 hours)12 hours after skin closure

Blood drainage volume from the chest

Mortality (Day 10)Up to 10 days after surgery

Mortality with adjudicated cause of death up to 10 days after surgery

Quantity of blood loss (24 hours)24 hours after skin closure

Blood drainage volume from the chest

Change in bleeding massImmediately before and 5 minutes after completion of IMP administration

The 5-minute bleeding mass is measured as the difference in weight of surgical swabs after 5 minutes of surgical packing of the aortic surgical site.

Mortality (Day 30)Up to 30 days after surgery

Mortality with adjudicated cause of death up to 30 days after surgery

FFP consumption (24 hours)24 hours after IMP administration
Volume of all allogeneic blood products (6 hours)6 hours after IMP administration

Volume of all allogeneic blood products combined (FFP, platelets, and/or RBCs) administered during the first 6 hours after administration of IMP

Time from administration of study drug to completion of skin closureAverage 2 hours
Platelet consumption (24 hours)24 hours after IMP administration
RBC consumption (10 days)10 days after IMP administration
Total units of all allogeneic blood products (12 hours)12 hours after IMP administration

Number of units of all allogeneic blood products combined (FFP, platelets, and/or RBCs) administered during the first 12 hours after administration of IMP

Volume of all allogeneic blood products (12 hours)12 hours after IMP administration

Volume of all allogeneic blood products combined (FFP, platelets, and/or RBCs) administered during the first 12 hours after administration of IMP

Volume of all allogeneic blood products (24 hours)24 hours after IMP administration

Volume of all allogeneic blood products combined (FFP, platelets, and/or RBCs) administered during the first 24 hours after administration of IMP

Mortality (24 hours)WIthin 24 hours after IMP administration

Mortality with adjudicated cause of death during the first 24 hours after administration of IMP

Peak plasma concentration of fibrinogen (Cmax)At up to 10 time points from baseline and up to Day 11 after surgery.
Maximum clot firmnessAt baseline; on the day of surgery at: 30 min before CPB, the 1st 5 min bleeding mass, the end of IMP infusion, the 2nd 5-min bleeding mass, and closure; and on Day 2, 3, 4 and at the end of the study (discharge/Day 11 or at discontinuation if earlier).
Platelet consumption (10 days)10 days after IMP administration

Trial Locations

Locations (35)

InCor

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

Kobenhavns Universitet-Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Azienda Ospedaliera di Udine

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Udine, Italy

Inst. Kardiologii im. Prymasa Tysiaclecia Kard. S. Wyszynskiego

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Warszawa - Anin, Mazowieckie, Poland

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

University Hospital of Leicester

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Papworth Hospital

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

Southampton General Hospital

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Southampton, United Kingdom

Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien - Universitätskliniken

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Vienna, Austria

Universite Laval - Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec

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Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada

University Hospital St. Anna Brno

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Brno, Czech Republic

Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava

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Ostrava - Poruba, Czech Republic

Hamilton Health Science

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa General Hospital

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Providence Health-St Paul's Hospital

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

University of Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto General Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

HUCH Anaestesia and Surgery

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Helsinki, Finland

Klinikum der Universität München

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Munich, Bayern, Germany

Klinikum der J.-W.-Goethe-Universität

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Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Study Site

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Bielefeld/Hannover, Germany

Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi

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Bologna, Italy

Fondazione Centro San Raffaele

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Milano, Italy

Nagoya University Hospital

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Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Kurume University Hospital

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Kurume, Fukuoka-ken, Japan

Hamamatsu University Hospital

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Hamamatsu, Higashi-ku, Japan

Kobe University Hospital

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Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Kyoto University Hospital

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Kyoto, Kamigyo-ku, Japan

Tohoku University Hospital

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Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Tenri Hospital

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Tenri, Nara, Japan

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

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Suita, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Keio University Hospital

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Shinjuku, Japan

Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawla II

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Krakow, Poland

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 2

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Szczecin, Poland

Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia - Instituto de Cardiol

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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