Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM™) Guided Transfusion for Elective Procedures in Patients With Cirrhosis (REduCe): An Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial.

NCT ID: NCT05698134

Last Updated: 2023-01-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-01

Study Completion Date

2023-05-28

Brief Summary

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REDuCe is designed to evaluate the role of ROTEM™ in determining the need and the amount of pre-emptive blood products use in patients with cirrhosis undergoing elective procedures compared to the current standard of care. The secondary aim of this study is to evaluate ROTEM™ parameters in patients with acute decompensation, acute on chronic liver failure and acute liver failure and to co-relate it with the conventional coagulation tests.

Detailed Description

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Patients with cirrhosis who meets eligibility criteria will be divided into two groups

1. Those who are undergoing elective procedures will be randomized into 1:1 ratio into either standard of care (institutional transfusion protocol) or ROTEM guided protocol. Baseline ROTEM will be obtained before and after blood product transfusion.
2. Those who are not for elective procedures and does not meet criteria for randomization will be entered into data collection for secondary endpoints analysis. These patients will have baseline ROTEM before transfusion and post transfusion ROTEM in those who require blood prodducts transfusion.

Conditions

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Cirrhosis, Liver

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomized into two parallel groups:

First group will receive standard of care based on institutional protocol for blood product transfusion Second group will receive ROTEM guided protocol for blood product transfusion
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Standard of care

Participants will receive blood products transfusion based on prevailing institution protocol, which is based on Platelet count and coagulation parameters (APTT, PT/INR)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard of care

ROTEM guided Group

Participants will receive blood products transfusion based on ROTEM results

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ROTEM

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

ROTEM is a commercially available whole blood Viscoelastic-Haemostatic Assay(VHA) point-of-care, global and dynamic haemostasis assessment tests that measures the viscoelastic changes occurring during the haemostatic process. They provide real-time, comprehensive reflection of the interaction between plasma, blood cells and platelets. It display hypo or hyper-coagulable features in patients with cirrhosis. It is widely used prior to cardiac, obstetric, trauma and liver transplant surgery to assess and correct for coagulation defects.

Interventions

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ROTEM

ROTEM is a commercially available whole blood Viscoelastic-Haemostatic Assay(VHA) point-of-care, global and dynamic haemostasis assessment tests that measures the viscoelastic changes occurring during the haemostatic process. They provide real-time, comprehensive reflection of the interaction between plasma, blood cells and platelets. It display hypo or hyper-coagulable features in patients with cirrhosis. It is widely used prior to cardiac, obstetric, trauma and liver transplant surgery to assess and correct for coagulation defects.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Standard of care

Standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with Cirrhosis undergoing elective procedure must meet all following criterias.

1. Patients undergoing the following elective procedures will be included in the study

1. Gastroscopy with endoscopic variceal ligation
2. Colonoscopy with polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection
3. ERCP with sphincterotomy
4. Percutaneous liver biopsy
5. Biopsy of other sites (excluding liver)
6. Hepatic venous pressure gradient with or without liver biopsy
7. Elective Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
8. Portal Vein embolization
9. Trans-arterial chemo-embolization (TACE)
10. Thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma
11. Large volume paracentesis
12. Central venous catheter insertion
13. Thoracentesis
2. Age: Older than 21 years
3. Coagulopathy based on conventional coagulation tests which is defined as

1. INR \> 1.5 and/or aPTT \> 1.5x ULN for PTT and/or
2. Platelets \< 50,000/mm3/uL
4. Patients with acute decompensation, acute on chronic liver failure and acute liver failure.
5. Able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Emergency procedures. (defined as life-saving procedures)
2. On-going bleeding
3. Under 21 years of age
4. Inability to obtain informed consent from patients
5. Coagulation disorders (other than those relating to liver disease)
6. Patients on anticoagulant medications (e.g. warfarin, enoxaparin, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, apixaban, heparin, clexane etc.)
7. Patients on anti-platelet aggregation agents other than aspirin (e.g. clopidogrel, ticagrelor)
8. Active malignancy except hepatocellular carcinoma
9. Patients who have received FFP, platelet transfusion, cryoprecipitate within last 7 days
10. Patients with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease
11. Patients receiving renal replacement therapy
12. Patients with active sepsis as defined by ACPP-SCCM criteria (21).
13. Pregnant Women
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Changi General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Changi General Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Singapore

Facility Contacts

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Rahul Kumar, MBBS

Role: primary

65 6788 8833

Role: backup

65 6788 8833

References

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Kumar R, Ng LXL, Wong YJ, Tan CK, Wang LZ, Qiu TY, Wong B, Lin KW, Li JW, Kwek ABE, Ang TL, Gokhle RS, Sivanath TP. Rotational Thromboelastometry Reduces the Need for Preemptive Transfusion in Cirrhosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (NCT:05698134). J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2025 Jan-Feb;15(1):102409. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2024.102409. Epub 2024 Sep 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39391324 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020/3087

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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