Use of Sterile HemaClear Tourniquet Below Calf Versus Pneumatic Tourniquet at the Thigh for Ankle and Foot Surgery (HemaClear)

September 21, 2022 updated by: Hospital do Coracao

This is a Randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of the use of Sterile HemaClear Tourniquet Below Calf Versus Pneumatic Tourniquet at the Thigh for Ankle and Foot Surgery

The trial will randomize 60 patients into an experimental group with HemaClear or Active comparator group with Pneumatic Tourniquet.

The outcomes are: effectiveness of the tourniquet, bleeding escapes, infection, deep vein thrombosis, pain at the tourniquet site, neurologic problems related to the tourniquet

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

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

    • SP
      • Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04005-000
        • Hospital do Coracao

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

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ankle and foot surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infection
  • Tumors
  • Open fracture
  • Burns
  • Varicose veins
  • Isquemia

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: HemaClear
HemaClear Model A
Other Names:
  • HemaClear Model A
Active Comparator: Pneumatic Tourniquet
Pneumatic Tourniquet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
infection rates
Time Frame: after 1 week
infection rates
after 1 week
infection rates
Time Frame: after 3 months
infection rates
after 3 months
Deep vein thrombosis
Time Frame: after 1 week
Deep vein thrombosis (Clinical assessment and Doppler ultrasound)
after 1 week
Deep vein thrombosis
Time Frame: after 3 months
Deep vein thrombosis (Clinical assessment and Doppler ultrasound)
after 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
local pain
Time Frame: after 1 week
local pain at the tourniquet site (Visual Analogue Scale)
after 1 week
local pain
Time Frame: after 3 months
local pain at the tourniquet site (Visual Analogue Scale)
after 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Maurício P Barbosa, MD, Hospital do Coracao

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 (Actual)

December 10, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 22, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2022

Last Verified

September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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