Efficacy and Safety of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII in Severely Injured Trauma Patients
A Multi-centre, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Activated Recombinant Factor VII (rFVIIa/NovoSeven®/ Niastase®) in the Treatment of Bleeding in Severely Injured Trauma Subjects
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Perth, Australia, WA, 6000
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Graz, Austria, 8036
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Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
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Paris, France, 75651
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Aachen, Germany, 52074
- Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
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Jerusalem, Israel, 91240
- Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
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Singapore, Singapore, 169608
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Western Cape
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Birmingham, United Kingdom, B29 6JD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent obtained from the subject and/or his/her legally authorised representative (LAR) before any trial-related activities
- Injury(ies) due to a blunt and or penetrating trauma
- Receipt of 6 units of PRBC within a 4 hour period following admittance to the trauma centre
- Receipt of 8 units of PRBC upon administration of trial drug
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prehospital cardiac arrest
- Cardiac arrest in the ER or OR
- Gunshot wound to the head
- Glasgow Coma Scale below 8
- Base deficit of above 15 mEq/l or severe acidosis
- Transfusion of 8 units or more of PRBC prior to arrival in trauma centre
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Standard therapy in conjunction with three single doses of placebo administered over a 3 hour period.
Administered once the subject has received 8 units of PRBC
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Experimental: Activated recombinant human factor VII
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Standard therapy in conjunction with three single doses of rFVIIa administered over a 3 hour period.
Administered once the subject has received 8 units of PRBC
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Number of PRBC (packed red blood cells) units (allogeneic/autologous) transfused
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
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Adverse Events
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Changes in coagulation related parameters: APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time), fibrinogen, D-dimers, anti thrombin-III, F1+2 (prothrombin fragment 1+2) and TAT (thrombin anti thrombin complex)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Levy JH, Fingerhut A, Brott T, Langbakke IH, Erhardtsen E, Porte RJ. Recombinant factor VIIa in patients with coagulopathy secondary to anticoagulant therapy, cirrhosis, or severe traumatic injury: review of safety profile. Transfusion. 2006 Jun;46(6):919-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00824.x.
- Hsia CC, Chin-Yee IH, McAlister VC. Use of recombinant activated factor VII in patients without hemophilia: a meta-analysis of randomized control trials. Ann Surg. 2008 Jul;248(1):61-8. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318176c4ec.
- Rizoli SB, Boffard KD, Riou B, Warren B, Iau P, Kluger Y, Rossaint R, Tillinger M; NovoSeven Trauma Study Group. Recombinant activated factor VII as an adjunctive therapy for bleeding control in severe trauma patients with coagulopathy: subgroup analysis from two randomized trials. Crit Care. 2006;10(6):R178. doi: 10.1186/cc5133.
- Rossaint R, Christensen MC, Choong PI, Boffard KD, Riou B, Rizoli S, Kluger Y, Lefering R, Morris S; NovoSeven(R) Trauma Study Group. Cost-Effectiveness of Recombinant Activated Factor VII as Adjunctive Therapy for Bleeding Control in Severely Injured Trauma Patients in Germany. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2007 Oct;33(5):528-38. doi: 10.1007/s00068-007-6210-x. Epub 2007 Jul 20.
- Boffard KD, Riou B, Warren B, Choong PI, Rizoli S, Rossaint R, Axelsen M, Kluger Y; NovoSeven Trauma Study Group. Recombinant factor VIIa as adjunctive therapy for bleeding control in severely injured trauma patients: two parallel randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trials. J Trauma. 2005 Jul;59(1):8-15; discussion 15-8. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000171453.37949.b7.
- Morris S, Ridley S, Munro V, Christensen MC. Cost effectiveness of recombinant activated factor VII for the control of bleeding in patients with severe blunt trauma injuries in the United Kingdom. Anaesthesia. 2007 Jan;62(1):43-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04896.x.
- Champion HR, Fingerhut A, Escobar MA, Weiskopf RB. The role of data and safety monitoring in acute trauma resuscitation research. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Jan;204(1):73-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.10.024.
- Klitgaard T, Tabanera y Palacios R, Boffard KD, Iau PT, Warren B, Rizoli S, Rossaint R, Kluger Y, Riou B; NovoSeven Trauma Study Group. Pharmacokinetics of recombinant activated factor VII in trauma patients with severe bleeding. Crit Care. 2006;10(4):R104. doi: 10.1186/cc4977.
- Kluger Y, Riou B, Rossaint R, Rizoli SB, Boffard KD, Choong PI, Warren B, Tillinger M. Safety of rFVIIa in hemodynamically unstable polytrauma patients with traumatic brain injury: post hoc analysis of 30 patients from a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Crit Care. 2007;11(4):R85. doi: 10.1186/cc6092.
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Study Record Updates
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Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- F7TRAUMA-2159
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