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A Safety and Efficacy Study Comparing Fibrocaps and Tachosil in Hepatic Surgery

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Surgical Bleeding
Interventions
Drug: Fibrocaps
Registration Number
NCT02284256
Lead Sponsor
Mallinckrodt
Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority or superiority of Fibrocaps plus gelatin sponge compared to Tachosil when control of mild to moderate bleeding with conventional surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Subject has known hypersensitivity to Fibrocaps or any of its components
  2. Subject has known allergy to porcine gelatin
  3. Subject has known hypersensitivity to Tachosil or any of the excipients included in Tachosil
  4. Subject is unwilling to receive blood products
  5. Subject is having hepatic surgery due to emergency-traumatic event
  6. Subject requires extrahepatic bile duct resection (common bile duct resection or resection of the bile duct which leads to performing an anastomoses between the bile duct and small bowel) and biliary anastomosis, and/or pancreatic resections
  7. Subject has any clinically-significant coagulation disorder that may interfere with the assessment of efficacy or pose a safety risk to the subject according to the investigator, or baseline abnormalities of international normalized ratio (INR) > 2.5 or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) > 100 seconds during screening that are not explained by current drug treatment (e.g., warfarin, heparin)
  8. Subject has a platelet count < 100 x10^9 PLT/L during screening
  9. Subject has medical, social or psychosocial factors that, in the opinion of the investigator, could impact safety or compliance with study procedures
  10. Subject is currently participating or has participated in another clinical study involving another investigational agent within 4 weeks of the planned date of surgery or is planning participation in another clinical trial within 6 weeks after surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
FibrocapsFibrocapsHuman fibrinogen and thrombin powder. Single application during surgery Other Names: * Raplixa * PRO-0601 * Fibrin sealant Device: Gelatin sponge. Single application during surgery Other Name: Spongostan
TachoSilTachoSilHuman fibrinogen and thrombin powder. Single application during surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to Hemostasis (TTH)Within 5 minutes of treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

Universitaetsklinik Innsbruck

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Innsbruck, Austria

Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.

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Linz, Austria

Medizinische Universitaet Wien AKH

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Wien, Austria

Universitaetsklinikum Aachen, RWTH

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Aachen, Germany

Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum

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Berlin, Germany

Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

J. W. Goethe Universitaetsklinik Frankfurt

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

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Hamburg, Germany

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

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Hanover, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

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Heidelberg, Germany

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Universitaetsklinik Innsbruck
🇦🇹Innsbruck, Austria

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