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Registration number
ACTRN12611001258943
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
18/11/2011
Date registered
7/12/2011
Date last updated
8/03/2016
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Assessment of implication of Massive Transfusion Guidelines in conjunction with incidence of coagulopathy and outcome in the Northern Tasmania
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Scientific title
Assessment of implication of Massive Transfusion Guidelines in conjunction with incidence of coagulopathy and outcome in the Northern Tasmania
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
MTP
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Massive bleeding defined by the replacement of one blood volume in a period of 24 hrs or replacement of 50% of the total blood volume within three hours, or a rate of loss of 150 ml/hr, which is more relevant in the acute clinical setting.
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Condition category
Condition code
Blood
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Haematological diseases
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Blood
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Clotting disorders
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Target follow-up duration
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Patients that are requiring massive transfusion protocol (MTP) are included in this study after the initial issue and use of 4 Packed Red Cells Units (about half of blood volume) with foreseeable further blood transfusion.
The MTP is activated as following
MTP; Phase I protocol:
4 units Packed Red Cells + 2 units Fresh Frozen Plasma (300 ml each) + 1 Adult dose of platelets (depending upon availability)
When notifying the ward that blood products are ready ask if they are continuing with the Massive Transfusion Protocol, if so continue by:
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MTP; Phase II protocol:
4 units Packed Red Cells + 2 units Fresh Frozen Plasma (300 ml each) + 10 units Cryoprecipitate
The requested physician at (Emergency Dept, Intensive care Unit (ICU) ot Theatre) will be asked when the blood products are delivered if they are continuing with the Massive Transfusion Protocol, and if so will continue alternating the above products as per protocol.
After 10 units of packed cells have been issued ABO and Rh compatible blood may be issued at the discretion of the on-call Clinical Haematologist.
This protocol was established by A/Professor A. Khalafallah in Sept 2007 at the Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.
The observation will be for 6 months for each subject.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
None
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Assessment of outcome of use of MTP in a single institution since 2007.
Tools/methods: Full blood count (FBC), Coagulation parameters; use of different blood products and outcome of MTP.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Will be assessed by the end of study.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Assessment of the incidence Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Tools: Coagulation parameters such as APTT, PT, Fibrinogen and Di Dimer; use of different coagulation factors such as FFP, Cryopricipitate and others (ativated factor VIIa, prothrombin complex etc..).
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Will be assessed by the end of study.
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Patients from both sexes who presents with masive bleeding during the study period and who required MTP defined by transfusion of whole blood volume within 24 hours or replacement of half blood volume within 4 hours with ongoing need for transfusion.
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Minimum age
No limit
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Patients who are not considered as per definition as massive transfusion
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Longitudinal
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Both
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
22/09/2010
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Actual
1/01/2008
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
31/01/2011
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Date of last data collection
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Actual
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Sample size
Target
100
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Accrual to date
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Final
105
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
TAS
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Hospital
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Name [1]
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Launceston General Hospital
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Address [1]
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Charles street
Launceston, Tasmania 7250
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Funding source category [2]
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Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Name [2]
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Clifford Craig Medical Trust Fund
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Address [2]
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Level 5
Launceston General Hospital
Charles street
Launceston, Tasmania 7250
Australia
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Other
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Name
none
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none
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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University of Tasmania, School of Human Life Sciences
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Address [1]
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School of Human Life Sciences and School of Medicine
Charles street
Launceston, Tasmania 7250
Australia
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Tasmanian Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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University of Tasmania Private Bag 01 Hobart, Tas 7001 Australia
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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22/09/2010
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
Massive transfusion (MT) is associated with serious often fatal complications including intractable disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). Therefore there is a growing need for guidelines and protocols that are addressing this issue. At a single institution we have implemented a MT-Protocol (MTP) in late 2007 and studied prospectively all patients (105) from Jan 2008 to Jan 2011 who required MT defined by replacement of half of blood volume within 4 hours with ongoing need for transfusion. The MTP included two phases and incorporated fixed volume of fresh frozen plasma (FFP), cryoprecipitate and platelets in addition to packed RBCs. The Launceston General Hospital is a tertiary referral centre for the North of Tasmania. This study will analyse data for the entire cohort of patients in Northern Tasmania who required Massive Transfusion.The main objective of the MTP is to provide appropriate and standardized different blood component therapy to prevent exsanguination, coagulopathy and thrombocytopaenia from occurring with subsequent inferior outcome. This study is aiming to avoid DIC and cease microbleeding as early as psossibel in MT setting and hence improving outcome. We conducted this study to demonstrate whether replacement of coagulation factors and platelets in timely fashion will influence outcome and also reduce DIC. This study, if published will deliver evidence based on local practice for a cohort of approximately 100-150 patients. This evidence would substantially improved evidence-based practice in trauma, surgery and emergency medicine.
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Trial website
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Trial related presentations / publications
Khalafallah A, Albarzan AM, Ganguly A, Bates G, Gavin F, et al. (2012) Application of Massive Transfusion Protocol is Associated with Low Incidence of Coagulopathy and Mortality Rate. J Blood Disord Transfus 3:123. doi:10.4172/2155-9864.1000123 http://www.omicsonline.org/application-of-massive-transfusion-protocol-is-associated-with-a-low-incidence-of-coagulopathy-and-mortality-rate-2155-9864.1000123.pdf
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Prof Professor Alhossain Khalafallah
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Address
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Launceston General Hospital
Charles Street
TAS 7250
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Australia
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Phone
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+61367776777
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Professor Alhossain A. Khalafallah
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Address
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Launceston General Hospital
Charles Street, Launceston, TAS 7250
Australia
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Australia
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Phone
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+61373487111
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+61373487695
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Email
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Professor Alhossain A. Khalafallah
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Address
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Launceston General Hospital
Charles Street, Launceston, TAS 7250
Australia
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Australia
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