Comparing Point of Care Clotting Tests in the OR Versus Standard Laboratory Clotting Tests

Completed

• Conditions: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

• Registration Number: NCT00892905
• Lead Sponsor: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is determine the agreement of point of care (POC) clotting tests (INR and aPTT) by the POC device by Hemochron Jr versus standard laboratory clotting tests (INR and aPTT) in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

Detailed Description

The study is a correlation between POC Hemochron Jr INR and aPTT with the standard.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-05-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-05-04
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-05
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2011-03-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• did not receive anticoagulants or clopidogrel within 5 days preoperatively

Exclusion Criteria

• history of coagulopathy
• heparin resistance
• receiving heparin or warfarin
• hepatic or renal dysfunction
• pregnancy
• urgent or emergency cases

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between pre cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and post CPB POC INR and PTT with standard laboratory INR and PTT	2 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hamilton General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada