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Characterization of the Early Sex Hormone Milieu Post Injury and Relationship With Resuscitation Requirements and Coagulopathy

Completed
Conditions
Traumatic Injury
Registration Number
NCT01485419
Lead Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Brief Summary

Traumatic injury is a major public health problem with an immense societal cost. Despite improvements in trauma management, patients continue to suffer significant morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests that males and females tolerate severe injury differently with a greater protection afforded to females. Determining the mechanisms responsible for these sex-based outcome differences after injury, focusing specifically on the early sex-hormone environment post-injury, may allow those at highest risk for poor outcome to be predicted and promote interventions that can improve outcomes for all injured patients. The goal of this study is to determine if the early sex hormone environment soon after injury has effects on the intensity of the immune response, resuscitation and blood transfusion requirements, and important clinical outcomes including mortality, organ failure and infection, following significant injury.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
292
Inclusion Criteria

Injury, ICU admission

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Exclusion Criteria

Isolated TBI, Admission beyond 6 hours

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Multiple Organ Failure7 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UPMC

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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