Early Fluid Resuscitation With Balanced HES 130/0.4 [6%] in Severe Burn Injury

March 15, 2011 updated by: University of Zurich

RCT colloids versus cristalloids only in severe burn victims.

  • Trial with medicinal product

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

48

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
        • Recruiting
        • Surgical ICU
        • Contact:
          • Markus Béchir, M.D.
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Markus Béchir, M.D.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Deep burn injury more than 15% of total body surface area (2nd and 3rd degree burns)
  • Informed consent (via deferred consent, if necessary, according to Swiss HMG § 55 and 56).
  • Patients or relatives can understand the study information and the provided information in German language

Exclusion criteria:

  • Patients expected to succumb within the next 24 to 36 hours, i.e. whole body burn trauma, palliative care situation
  • Pregnancy
  • No informed consent
  • Known allergic reaction to HES
  • Patients or patient's relatives, who do not understand the German language and therefore the study information, can not be provided in a legally correct manner.
  • Patients with contraindications for balanced 6% HES 130/0.4, i.e. heart failure, pulmonary edema, intracerebral bleeding, acute renal failure, severe hypernatraemia and other severe electrolyte imbalances, severe von-Willebrand Syndrome and acute liver failure (see "Arzneimittelkompendium der Schweiz® - Documed")

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduced amount of fluids given
Time Frame: 3 days
3 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Markus Béchir, M.D:, Universitaetsspital Zuerich

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 12, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 13, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 16, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2011

Last Verified

March 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BURN

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