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Registration number
NCT01563458
Ethics application status
Date submitted
22/03/2012
Date registered
27/03/2012
Date last updated
13/01/2017

Titles & IDs
Public title
Safety and Efficacy of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Scientific title
A Multi-centre, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled Dose Exploratory Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Activated Recombinant Factor VII (rFVIIa/NovoSeven®) in the Reduction of Bleeding in Subjects Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
F7LIVER-1256
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Acquired Bleeding Disorder 0 0
Bleeding During/Following Surgery 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Blood 0 0 0 0
Clotting disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - activated recombinant human factor VII
Treatment: Drugs - activated recombinant human factor VII
Treatment: Drugs - placebo

Experimental: High dose -

Experimental: Low dose -

Placebo Comparator: Placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: activated recombinant human factor VII
120 mcg/kg into the vein (i.v.) bolus injection first administered immediately prior to first skin cut. Repeated every two hours until approx. 30 minutes prior to expected start of the reperfusion of the transplanted liver. 120 mcg/kg single bolus administration at completion of wound closure

Treatment: Drugs: activated recombinant human factor VII
60 mcg/kg into the vein (i.v.) bolus injection first administered immediately prior to first skin cut. Repeated every two hours until approx. 30 minutes prior to expected start of the reperfusion of the transplanted liver. 60 mcg/kg single bolus administration at completion of wound closure

Treatment: Drugs: placebo
Trial drug into the vein (i.v.) bolus injection first administered immediately prior to first skin cut. Repeated every two hours until approx. 30 minutes prior to expected start of the reperfusion of the transplanted liver. Single bolus administration at completion of wound closure
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Total number of RBC units transfused during the perioperative period
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of RBC units transfused by surgical phase
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Adverse events
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Changes in coagulation related parameters
Timepoint [3] 0 0

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Scheduled to undergo orthotopic liver transplantation

- Liver disease classified as Child-Turcotte (Pughs modification) score B or C
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Previous liver transplantation

- Scheduled multi-organ transplantation

- Scheduled for living related donor transplantation

- Present renal insufficiency requiring dialysis

- Pregnancy

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2001
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2003
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
208
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site - Camperdown
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site - Heidelberg
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2050 - Camperdown
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3084 - Heidelberg
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 0 0
Canada
State/province [1] 0 0
British Columbia
Country [2] 0 0
Canada
State/province [2] 0 0
London
Country [3] 0 0
Canada
State/province [3] 0 0
Quebec
Country [4] 0 0
Canada
State/province [4] 0 0
Toronto
Country [5] 0 0
France
State/province [5] 0 0
Clichy
Country [6] 0 0
Germany
State/province [6] 0 0
Berlin
Country [7] 0 0
Germany
State/province [7] 0 0
Essen
Country [8] 0 0
Spain
State/province [8] 0 0
Baracaldo
Country [9] 0 0
Spain
State/province [9] 0 0
Barcelona
Country [10] 0 0
Spain
State/province [10] 0 0
Valencia
Country [11] 0 0
Sweden
State/province [11] 0 0
Göteborg
Country [12] 0 0
Sweden
State/province [12] 0 0
Stockholm
Country [13] 0 0
United Kingdom
State/province [13] 0 0
Birmingham
Country [14] 0 0
United Kingdom
State/province [14] 0 0
Edinburgh
Country [15] 0 0
United Kingdom
State/province [15] 0 0
Leeds
Country [16] 0 0
United Kingdom
State/province [16] 0 0
London

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Novo Nordisk A/S
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This trial is conducted in Europe, North America and Oceania. The aim of this trial is to
evaluate the haemostatic efficacy of activated recombinant human factor VII in subjects
undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation surgery.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01563458
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
Address 0 0
Novo Nordisk A/S
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01563458