- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02821364
Philadelphia Immediate Transport in Penetrating Trauma Trial (PIPT)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The establishment of Advanced Life Support by emergency medical services (EMS) has led to an increasing number of procedures being carried out in the field. These procedures, such as intravenous (IV) fluid administration and endotracheal intubation can be beneficial in rural settings where transportation to definitive care is prolonged. In addition, it can provide benefit to patients with traumatic brain injury. However, data on field procedures carried out in penetrating trauma patients in urban locations is less convincing and actually shows that these procedures result in worse morbidity and mortality, where penetrating injury is defined as resulting from gunshot, shotgun or stab wounds. In fact, studies have shown that pre-hospital intubation clearly does not confer a survival advantage to penetrating trauma patients in urban locations. Yet pre-hospital procedures continue to be performed in urban Philadelphia on a regular basis. In a recently published study at Temple University Hospital from 2006-2010, of the 1,615 gunshot and stab wound victims that were highest level trauma activations, 152 (9.8%) were intubated in the field. In another study carried out at Temple University Hospital looking at the most critically ill penetrating trauma patients that required emergency room thoracotomy, 71.8% of patients transported by EMS were intubated and 67.0% received IV fluids. This demonstrates that these procedures are being carried out with regularity in severely injured penetrating trauma patients.
Patient recruitment and randomization will occur at the time that the distress call is received by the EMS dispatcher and an ALS crew is dispatched. The dispatcher will assign the patient to advanced life support current practice or immediate transport with basic life support current practice based on even or odd dispatch number. All participating paramedics will be given face to face training in the conduct of the trial, and provided with resources for online refreshers and reminders. Compliance with enrollment procedures will be monitored through redundant mechanisms including notification at hospital arrival, cross referenced to monthly monitoring of EMS reports.
Subjects randomized to the study group will receive basic life support (BLS) level care. This means that pre-hospital procedures such as endotracheal intubation and intravenous fluid administration will not be carried out. However, passive oxygen and needle thoracostomy, if required for tension pneumothorax, will be permitted if medically necessary. For patients in the control group, ALS responders will perform advanced life support current practice, including intravenous fluid administration and endotracheal intubation as deemed appropriate.
Study Type
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140
- Temple University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
The investigators will include all penetrating trauma patients with shock over the age of 18.
- Penetrating injury (required)
- Combined torso and distal extremity injury
- Combined penetrating and blunt injury
- Heart rate greater than 100, systolic blood pressure less than 100 or mental status change (evidence of shock)
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with any injuries above the clavicle or head injuries will be excluded. If known at the time of randomization the investigator will exclude all known minors under the age of 18, known pregnant women, and known prisoners. Patients with isolated blunt mechanism of injury such as motor vehicle accidents will be excluded. However, patients with combined blunt and penetrating torso injury will be included.
- Injury above the clavicle
- Isolated injury distal to the elbows or knees
- Known age <18, pregnant, or prisoner
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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OTHER: Advanced Life Support
ALS providers are trained and able to perform certain procedures such as intubation with endotracheal tubes and placement of intravenous catheters.
Endotracheal intubation is often performed by pre-hospital providers in critically ill trauma patients because it is believed that it allows for protection of the airway and better delivery of oxygen.
However, most studies actually show that intubation does not provide a survival advantage to this patient population and actually could result in worse outcomes.
Intravenous catheter placement and administration of intravenous fluids is also routinely performed however, studies have shown that it is also not helpful.
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IV FLUIDS, INTUBATION
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NO_INTERVENTION: Basic Life Support
Subjects randomized to the study group will receive basic life support (BLS) level care.
This means that pre-hospital procedures such as endotracheal intubation and intravenous fluid administration will not be carried out.
However, passive oxygen and needle thoracostomy, if required for tension pneumothorax, will be permitted if medically necessary.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Survival to hospital discharge
Time Frame: 48 hours
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Mortality at 48 hours
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48 hours
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Transfusion requirement
Time Frame: 48 hours
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Absence or presence of needing a transfusion
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48 hours
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Ventilator days
Time Frame: 48 hours
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Absence or presence of needing a ventilator
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48 hours
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Hospital & ICU length of stay
Time Frame: 48 hours
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Total time spent in hospital & ICU
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48 hours
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Cost of hospital admission
Time Frame: 48 hours
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Total cost of admission
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48 hours
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Discharge disability
Time Frame: 48 hours
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Absence or presence of disability
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48 hours
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Amy Goldberg, MD, Temple University Hospital
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 22749
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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