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Pilot Study to Compare Fresh Frozen Plasma With 24-Hour Plasma in Babies Up to Age Six Months

Phase 4
Withdrawn
Conditions
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Interventions
Biological: Plasma
Registration Number
NCT02774317
Lead Sponsor
University of Chicago
Brief Summary

With the advent of measures to try to decrease the incidence of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), the Blood Bank industry is attempting to avoid collection of plasma from female donors who have been pregnant in order to reduce the transfusion of plasma that may contain HLA antibodies. This has led to a decrease in the number of donors available for the production of fresh frozen plasma (FFP). Per Blood Bank regulatory standards in the United States, FFP must be frozen within 8 hours of collection. Plasma that is frozen within 24 hours of collection is called FP24, and it is produced when whole blood cannot be processed within the 8-hour time period for the generation of FFP. Studies of coagulation factors in FFP and FP24 have shown that coagulation factor activities are adequate to maintain hemostasis in both products. Many hospitals are using FFP and FP24 interchangeably in adults, and occasional hospitals are using these products interchangeably in neonates. However, studies concerning the use of FP24 in neonates have not been performed.

The investigators propose a single center prospective pilot study comparing the clinical efficacy of FFP vs. FP24 in 50 nonsurgical neonates and babies up to age 6 months requiring plasma for an International Normalization Ratio (INR) of 1.5 or more.

This protocol describes a pilot study to compare the use of FFP with FP24 in nonsurgical neonates. Use of plasma in these cases is mostly for patients with perinatal hypoxia or necrotizing enterocolitis and an INR of 1.5 or more. Transfusion of plasma (10 to 15 ml/kg) is performed for these patients approximately every 8, 12, or 24 hours, as deemed indicated by the patient's clinicians, and monitored with prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), and INR.

Detailed Description

Half the patients will be randomized by the Blood Bank to receive FFP, the other half FP24. All patients will be monitored in the usual way, with careful clinical observation and with PT/PTT/INR, to be drawn once in 12 or 24 hours based on clinical necessity. If a patient needs additional transfusions, the same type of product will be administered for each episode.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Nonsurgical neonates and babies up to age 6 months with INR 1.5 or more who are deemed clinically to need plasma infusion.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who are being prepared for surgery, or during or after surgery.
  • Patients with congenital anomalies, chromosomal anomalies, or heart defects.
  • Patients whose parents refuse to consent.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
FP24PlasmaPatients receive FP24 as clinically indicated (INR 1.5 or more)
FFPPlasmaPatients receive FFP as clinically indicated (INR 1.5 or more)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of neonates with corrected International Normalization Ratio (INR)upon transfusion with plasma frozen within 24 hours of collection (FP24)24 hrs

The investigators will compare fresh frozen plasma (FFP) with FP24 in correcting INR in 50 nonsurgical neonates

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Chicago Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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