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Massive Transfusion in Children-2: A Trial Examining Life Threatening Hemorrhage in Children

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Hemorrhagic Shock
Trauma Injury
Interventions
Biological: Low Titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)
Drug: Tranexamic Acid (TXA)
Drug: Placebo
Biological: Component Therapy (CT)
Registration Number
NCT06070350
Lead Sponsor
Philip Spinella
Brief Summary

The MATIC-2 is a multicenter clinical trial enrolling children who are less than 18 years of age with hemorrhagic shock potentially needing significant blood transfusion.

The primary objective of the clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB) compared to component therapy (CT), and Tranexamic Acid (TXA) compared to placebo in decreasing 24-hour all-cause mortality in children with traumatic life threatening hemorrhage.

Detailed Description

The MATIC-2 trial is a Bayesian, randomized, multicenter, adaptive platform phase III trial. The trial will include injured children with hemorrhagic shock anticipated to require massive blood transfusion, who will be randomized to receive either LTOWB or CT and Tranexamic Acid or placebo.

The study investigators hypothesize that the use of LTOWB is non-inferior and/or superior for 24-hour mortality and that LTOWB does not increase the risk of adverse events or outcomes, such as thrombotic events, compared to CT.

The investigators also hypothesize that the use of TXA is superior for 24-hour mortality and does not increase the risk of adverse events or outcomes, such as thrombotic events, compared to placebo.

Objectives:

The primary objectives are to:

1. Determine the effectiveness of LTOWB to reduce all-cause 24-hour mortality compared to CT in children with traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage.

2. Determine the effectiveness of TXA to reduce all-cause 24-hour mortality compared to placebo in children with traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage.

Secondary objectives are to determine the effectiveness and safety of LTOWB and TXA to improve secondary and exploratory outcomes (or endpoints) in children with traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage.

Safety objectives are to determine the effect of LTOWB and TXA on safety related outcomes/endpoints. The safety outcomes include:

1. Acute kidney injury

2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome

3. Arrhythmia

4. Abdominal compartment syndrome

5. Bleeding after hemostasis requiring intervention

6. Myocardial infarction

7. Pneumonia

8. Sepsis

9. Stroke

10. Seizure

11. Thrombotic events (arterial or venous)

12. Urinary Tract Infection

13. Alloimmunization in Rh negative female recipients of Rh+ LTOWB or RBC's

14. Organ failure (as determined by PELOD-2 score)

Mechanistic Objectives are to:

1. Define trauma induced coagulopathy (TIC) according to measures of shock, hemostasis, and endothelial and immune function.

2. To determine if measures of shock, endothelial, immune, and hemostasis function upon admission (TIC endotype) predicts which hemostatic resuscitation therapies or combinations of therapies (LTOWB, CT, LTOWB + TXA, CT+TXA) for each study group improves outcomes without increasing the risk of adverse events.

3. To determine the mechanisms of how hemostatic resuscitation therapies or combinations of therapies (LTOWB, CT, LTOWB + TXA, CT+TXA) improve TIC endotypes and outcomes.

Pharmacokinetic objectives are to evaluate the PK and PD properties of TXA in a population of children with life-threatening traumatic bleeding.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Children, defined as less than estimated18 years of age with traumatic injury
  2. MTP activation for confirmed or suspected active life-threatening traumatic bleeding

AND

Confirmed or suspected active life-threatening traumatic bleeding with at least 2 of 3 of the following criteria:

  1. Hypotension for age (< 5% tile)
  2. Tachycardia for age (>95th % tile)
  3. Traumatic injury with exam findings consistent with severe bleeding (e.g., penetrating injury, hemothorax, distended abdomen with bruising, amputation of limb).

General

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient with devastating traumatic brain injury not expected to survive due to magnitude of injury (example: Transhemispheric gunshot wound with signs of herniation, GCS score of 3 with fixed and dilated pupils)
  2. MTP activated but no blood products given
  3. Patients who required an ED thoracotomy or received more than 5 consecutive minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (prior to receiving randomized blood products)
  4. Patients who are known or suspected to be pregnant on clinical examination
  5. Known prisoners as defined in protocol
  6. Known ward of the state
  7. Isolated hanging, drowning or burns
  8. Previous enrollment in MATIC-2
  9. Prior study opt-out with bracelet

Exclusion Criteria for the TXA/Placebo Domain

  1. Prehospital or pre-enrollment use of TXA
  2. Greater than 3 hours since time of injury
  3. History of seizure after the injury event
  4. Known allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to TXA

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group 1 (LTOWB+TXA)Low Titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)Concurrent administration of LTOWB and TXA
Group 1 (LTOWB+TXA)Tranexamic Acid (TXA)Concurrent administration of LTOWB and TXA
Group 2 (LTOWB+Placebo)Low Titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)Concurrent administration of LTOWB and Placebo
Group 2 (LTOWB+Placebo)PlaceboConcurrent administration of LTOWB and Placebo
Group 3 (CT+TXA)Tranexamic Acid (TXA)Concurrent administration of CT and TXA
Group 3 (CT+TXA)Component Therapy (CT)Concurrent administration of CT and TXA
Group 4 (CT+Placebo)PlaceboConcurrent administration of CT and Placebo
Group 4 (CT+Placebo)Component Therapy (CT)Concurrent administration of CT and Placebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
24 hours all cause mortality24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
6-hour, 72-hour and 28-day survival6, 72 hours and 28 days

Cumulative survival over time through 28 days post-enrollment: includes 6-hour, 72-hour and 28-day survival.

24 hours total blood product transfusion volumes24 hours

Total blood product transfusion in 24 hours after enrollment.

Trial Locations

Locations (23)

University of Arizona

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

University of California Davis

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Sacramento, California, United States

Children's National Hospital

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Emory University-Arthur M. Blank Hospital

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Emory University-Scottish Rite Hospital

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Tulane School of Medicine

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Washington University of St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

University of New Mexico

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

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Portland, Oregon, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

LeBonheur Children's Hospital

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Baylor College of Medicine

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Houston, Texas, United States

Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Primary Children's Hospital

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Washington Harborview

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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