Use of Hextend in Trauma

Completed

• Conditions: Trauma
• Interventions: Drug: Hextend

• Registration Number: NCT00983281
• Lead Sponsor: University of Miami

Brief Summary

This is a chart review of all trauma patients during the specified time period. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of resuscitation with hextend after trauma, in the adult population. The authors hypothesize that when compared to patients resuscitated with standard of care, resuscitation with Hextend will result in a mortality difference.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-08
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Study Completion: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-23
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-24
• Results First Submitted: 2013-01-15
• Results First Submitted QC: 2013-01-15
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Results First Posted: 2013-02-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 2017-06-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1714

Inclusion Criteria

• Admission to the trauma center

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women, children, psychiatric patients and prisoners.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hextend	Hextend	Patients that received Hextend as part of their fluid resuscitation.
Standard of Care	Hextend	Patients that received standard fluid resuscitation but no Hextend.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	Overall inpatient mortality upon discharge from the hospital with a mean length of stay of 8 days.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States