Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Protocol in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

September 4, 2014 updated by: jill cholette, University of Rochester

Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing a Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

In neonates and infants </= 10 kg following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease a more restrictive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy will be as effective as, and possibly superior to, a liberal RBC strategy. Allowing lower hemoglobin concentration will not affect the cardiac or pulmonary status of the patient.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

162

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • United States
    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester Medical Center

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

No older than 7 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • children </= 6 months of age with congenital cardiac disease undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • presence of a known bleeding disorder or coagulopathy.
  • age > 6 months,
  • lack of informed consent.

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Restrictive transfusion strategy
RBC will be transfused if the hemoglobin level falls below 7 for bi-ventricular repairs and under 9.0 for single ventricle palliations.
Other: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg weight RBC transfusion as needed according to hemoglobin level
Other: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg body weight RBC will be transfused for hemoglobin under 9.5 for biventricular repairs and under 12 for single ventricle palliations.
Experimental: Liberal RBC transfusion strategy
RBCs will be transfused for Hemoglobin under 9.5 for biventricular repairs and under 12 for single ventricle palliations.
Other: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg weight RBC transfusion as needed according to hemoglobin level
Other: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg body weight RBC will be transfused for hemoglobin under 9.5 for biventricular repairs and under 12 for single ventricle palliations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
oxygen utilization derived from the arterio-venous oxygen difference.
Time Frame: 3 days
Arterial and venous oxygen saturations will be measured every four hours x 48-72 hours and will be used to calculate arterio-venous oxygen content differences.
3 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
volume of RBC transfused
Time Frame: 7 days
The total numbers of RBC transfusions given during the immediate post-op period (1st 7 days) will be compared between groups.
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Rochester

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 5, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 4, 2014

Last Verified

September 1, 2014

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 38569 (Registry Identifier: DAIDS-ES Registry Number)

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