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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2007-004856-35-GB
EUCTR2007-004856-35-GB
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Scavenging free haemoglobin atenuates the systemic inflmmatory response following surgery

Imperial College London0 sites540 target enrollmentMarch 26, 2008

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Systemic inflammatory response and associated multiorgan failure that follows cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery
Sponsor
Imperial College London
Enrollment
540
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 26, 2008
End Date
May 2, 2011
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients over 16 years of age undergoing CPB for elective cardiac surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • Lack of informed consent
  • Cyanotic congenital heart disease (high haematocrit increases haemolysis)
  • Patients undergoing other extracorporeal interventions (ECMO, VAD, pre\-admission dialysis)
  • Patients with congenital haemoglobinopathies (e.g. thalassaemia, cryoglobinuria)
  • Ppatients with disorders of iron metabolism (e.g. haemochromatosis)
  • Religious objections to transfusion of a plasma derived product
  • Patients with known blood borne infection.
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to human albumin solution or gelofusine

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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