Transfusion Requirements After Head Trauma

NCT ID: NCT02203292

Last Updated: 2016-08-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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TRAHT is a pilot randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate safety and feasibility of two red blood cells transfusion thresholds in moderate or severe traumatic brain injured patients

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Liberal

Liberal transfusion strategy. Patients will have red blood cells transfused only if Hb \< 9.0 g/dL

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Liberal transfusion strategy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients will have red blood cells transfused only if Hb \< 9.0 g/dL

Restrictive

Restrictive transfusion strategy. Patients will have red blood cells transfused only if Hb \< 7.0 g/dL

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Restrictive transfusion strategy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients will have red blood cells transfused only if Hb \< 7.0 g/dL

Interventions

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Liberal transfusion strategy

Patients will have red blood cells transfused only if Hb \< 9.0 g/dL

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Restrictive transfusion strategy

Patients will have red blood cells transfused only if Hb \< 7.0 g/dL

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age equal to or greater than 18 years
* Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury, defined as Glasgow coma scale less than or equal to 12 at hospital admission
* Hemoglobin lower than 9.0 g/dL within 7 days from hospital admission

Exclusion Criteria

* Glasgow coma scale equal to 3 with dilated pupils bilaterally
* Previous neurological sequelae
* Pregnant women
* Jehovah's Witnesses
* Hemorrhagic shock at randomization
* Moribund patients
* Unable to provide consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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André Luiz Nunes Gobatto

M.D.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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André LN Gobatto, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Sao Paulo

Locations

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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Dennis JA, Fergusson DA, Pagano MB, Roubinian NH, Turgeon AF, Valentine S, Trivella M, Doree C, Hebert PC. Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Oct 20;10:CD002042. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002042.pub6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 41114449 (View on PubMed)

Gobatto ALN, Solla D, Brasil S, Taccone FS, Carlotti CG Jr, Malbouisson LMS, Paiva WS. Progressive hemorrhagic injury and ischemia after severe traumatic brain injury according to hemoglobin transfusion thresholds: a post-hoc analysis of the transfusion requirements after head trauma trial. Crit Care. 2024 Jul 3;28(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-04981-5. No abstract available.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38961443 (View on PubMed)

Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Dennis JA, Trivella M, Roubinian N, Fergusson DA, Triulzi D, Doree C, Hebert PC. Transfusion thresholds for guiding red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Dec 21;12(12):CD002042. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002042.pub5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34932836 (View on PubMed)

Gobatto ALN, Link MA, Solla DJ, Bassi E, Tierno PF, Paiva W, Taccone FS, Malbouisson LM. Transfusion requirements after head trauma: a randomized feasibility controlled trial. Crit Care. 2019 Mar 12;23(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2273-9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30871608 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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32520914.3.0000.0068

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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