HemorrhagePhase 3NCT00375258
Clinical Randomisation of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Haemorrhage
A Phase 3 study testing Tranexamic acid and Sodium Chloride 0.9% in people with Hemorrhage, run by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
CRASH 2 is a large pragmatic randomised placebo controlled trial of the effects of the early administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid on death, vascular events and transfusion requirements. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 16 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hemorrhage
- What is being tested?
- Tranexamic acid and Sodium Chloride 0.9%
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 20,211 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- May 2005to Mar 2010
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 16 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- All trauma patients with ongoing significant haemorrhage (systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg and/or heart rate more than 110 beats per minute), or who are considered to be at risk of significant haemorrhage, and are within 8 hours of the injury, are eligible for trial entry if they appear to be at least 16 years old. Although entry is allowed up to 8 hours from injury, the earlier that patients can be treated the better.
Who cannot join
- The fundamental eligibility criterion is the responsible doctor's 'uncertainty' as to whether or not to use an antifibrinolytic agent in a particular adult with traumatic haemorrhage. Patients for whom the responsible doctor considers there is a clear indication for antifibrinolytic therapy should not be randomised. Likewise, patients for whom there is considered to be a clear contraindication to antifibrinolytic therapy (such as, perhaps, those who have clinical evidence of a thrombotic disseminated intravascular coagulation) should not be randomised. Where the responsible doctor is substantially uncertain as to whether or not to use an antifibrinolytic, all these patients are eligible for randomisation and should be considered for the trial. There are no other pre-specified exclusion criteria
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Large Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial Among Trauma Patients With, or at Risk of, Significant Haemorrhage, of the Effects of Antifibrinolytic Treatment on Death and Transfusion Requirement
CRASH 2 is a large pragmatic randomised placebo controlled trial of the effects of the early administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid on death, vascular events and transfusion requirements. Adults with trauma who are within 8 hours of injury and have either significant haemorrhage, or who are considered to be at risk of significant haemorrhage, are eligible if the responsible doctor is for any reason substantially uncertain whether or not to use an antifibrinolytic agent. Numbered drug or placebo packs will be available in each participating emergency department. Randomisation will involve calling a 24-hour freecall randomisation service. The call should last only a minute or two and at the end of it the randomisation service will specify which numbered treatment pack to use. For hospitals where telephone randomisation is not feasible, randomisation will be by taking the next consecutively numbered treatment pack. No extra tests are required but a short form must be completed one month later or on discharge or on death (whichever occurs first).
Read the detailed description
See trial website for full protocol. This is an international trial with over 300 hospitals in about 40 countries worldwide.
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage
- Being tested
- Tranexamic acid, Sodium Chloride 0.9%
- Keywords
- Adult trauma patients with ongoing significant haemorrhage or at risk of significant haemorrhage
- Medical subject headings
- Hemorrhage
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Tranexamic acidDrug
Loading dose of 1 gram then 1 gram by infusion over 8 hours
Sodium Chloride 0.9%Drug
Visual matched placebo
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Active Receives: Drug: Tranexamic acid |
| 2 | Placebo comparator | Not described Receives: Drug: Sodium Chloride 0.9% |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Death in hospital within four weeks of injury (causes of death will be described to assess whether deaths were due to haemorrhage or vascular occlusion).
Measured: Death, discharge or four weeks post randomisation whichever occurs first.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Receipt of a blood products transfusion, the number of units of blood products transfused, surgical intervention, and the occurrence of thrombo-embolic episodes
Measured: Death, discharge or four weeks post randomisation whichever occurs first.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Sep 2006 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2005
- Primary completionFeb 2010
- Study completionMar 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (12)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for HemorrhageStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 20,211 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Ian Roberts, MD, Principal investigator, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00375258
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ISRCTN86750102
- Status last verified
- Jun 2011
- First submitted
- 11 Sep 2006
- Last updated
- 30 Jun 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Coats T, Hunt B, Roberts I, Shakur H. Antifibrinolytic agents in traumatic haemorrhage. PLoS Med. 2005 Mar;2(3):e64. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020064. Epub 2005 Mar 29.
PubMed 15783255Edgar K, Roberts I, Sharples L. Including random centre effects in design, analysis and presentation of multi-centre trials. Trials. 2021 May 22;22(1):357. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05266-w.
PubMed 34022937Kolin DA, Shakur-Still H, Bello A, Chaudhri R, Bates I, Roberts I. Risk factors for blood transfusion in traumatic and postpartum hemorrhage patients: Analysis of the CRASH-2 and WOMAN trials. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 3;15(6):e0233274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233274. eCollection 2020.
PubMed 32492040Nishijima DK, Kuppermann N, Roberts I, VanBuren JM, Tancredi DJ. The Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Functional Outcomes: An Exploratory Analysis of the CRASH-2 Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;74(1):79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.11.018. Epub 2019 Jan 12.
PubMed 30642657Roberts I, Edwards P, Prieto D, Joshi M, Mahmood A, Ker K, Shakur H. Tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploration of benefits and harms. Trials. 2017 Jan 31;18(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1750-1.
PubMed 28143564Roberts I, Prieto-Merino D, Manno D. Mechanism of action of tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of data from the CRASH-2 trial. Crit Care. 2014 Dec 13;18(6):685. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0685-8.
PubMed 25498484Meurer WJ. Tranexamic acid reduced mortality in trauma patients who were bleeding or at risk for bleeding. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Sep 17;159(6):JC3. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-6-201309170-02003. No abstract available.
PubMed 24042386Roberts I, Shakur H, Coats T, Hunt B, Balogun E, Barnetson L, Cook L, Kawahara T, Perel P, Prieto-Merino D, Ramos M, Cairns J, Guerriero C. The CRASH-2 trial: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events and transfusion requirement in bleeding trauma patients. Health Technol Assess. 2013 Mar;17(10):1-79. doi: 10.3310/hta17100.
PubMed 23477634Williams-Johnson JA, McDonald AH, Strachan GG, Williams EW. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2) A randomised, placebo-controlled trial. West Indian Med J. 2010 Dec;59(6):612-24.
PubMed 21702233Guerriero C, Cairns J, Perel P, Shakur H, Roberts I; CRASH 2 trial collaborators. Cost-effectiveness analysis of administering tranexamic acid to bleeding trauma patients using evidence from the CRASH-2 trial. PLoS One. 2011 May 3;6(5):e18987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018987.
PubMed 21559279CRASH-2 collaborators; Roberts I, Shakur H, Afolabi A, Brohi K, Coats T, Dewan Y, Gando S, Guyatt G, Hunt BJ, Morales C, Perel P, Prieto-Merino D, Woolley T. The importance of early treatment with tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-2 randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011 Mar 26;377(9771):1096-101, 1101.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60278-X.
PubMed 21439633CRASH-2 trial collaborators; Shakur H, Roberts I, Bautista R, Caballero J, Coats T, Dewan Y, El-Sayed H, Gogichaishvili T, Gupta S, Herrera J, Hunt B, Iribhogbe P, Izurieta M, Khamis H, Komolafe E, Marrero MA, Mejia-Mantilla J, Miranda J, Morales C, Olaomi O, Olldashi F, Perel P, Peto R, Ramana PV, Ravi RR, Yutthakasemsunt S. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2010 Jul 3;376(9734):23-32. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60835-5. Epub 2010 Jun 14.
PubMed 20554319
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Jun 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Large Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial Among Trauma Patients With, or at Risk of, Significant Haemorrhage, of the Effects of Antifibrinolytic Treatment on Death and Transfusion Requirement
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00375258
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ISRCTN86750102
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage
- Keywords
- Adult trauma patients with ongoing significant haemorrhage or at risk of significant haemorrhage
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 20,211 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2005
- Primary completion
- Feb 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Sep 2006 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
CRASH 2 is a large pragmatic randomised placebo controlled trial of the effects of the early administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid on death, vascular events and transfusion requirements. Adults with trauma who are within 8 hours of injury and have either significant haemorrhage, or who are considered to be at risk of significant haemorrhage, are eligible if the responsible doctor is for any reason substantially uncertain whether or not to use an antifibrinolytic agent. Numbered drug or placebo packs will be available in each participating emergency department. Randomisation will involve calling a 24-hour freecall randomisation service. The call should last only a minute or two and at the end of it the randomisation service will specify which numbered treatment pack to use. For hospitals where telephone randomisation is not feasible, randomisation will be by taking the next consecutively numbered treatment pack. No extra tests are required but a short form must be completed one month later or on discharge or on death (whichever occurs first).
Detailed description
See trial website for full protocol. This is an international trial with over 300 hospitals in about 40 countries worldwide.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Drug: Tranexamic acidActive |
| 2 | Placebo comparator | Drug: Sodium Chloride 0.9% |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 16 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All trauma patients with ongoing significant haemorrhage (systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg and/or heart rate more than 110 beats per minute), or who are considered to be at risk of significant haemorrhage, and are within 8 hours of the injury, are eligible for trial entry if they appear to be at least 16 years old. Although entry is allowed up to 8 hours from injury, the earlier that patients can be treated the better.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The fundamental eligibility criterion is the responsible doctor's 'uncertainty' as to whether or not to use an antifibrinolytic agent in a particular adult with traumatic haemorrhage. Patients for whom the responsible doctor considers there is a clear indication for antifibrinolytic therapy should not be randomised. Likewise, patients for whom there is considered to be a clear contraindication to antifibrinolytic therapy (such as, perhaps, those who have clinical evidence of a thrombotic disseminated intravascular coagulation) should not be randomised. Where the responsible doctor is substantially uncertain as to whether or not to use an antifibrinolytic, all these patients are eligible for randomisation and should be considered for the trial. There are no other pre-specified exclusion criteria
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Tranexamic acidLoading dose of 1 gram then 1 gram by infusion over 8 hours | Drug | 1 |
| Sodium Chloride 0.9%Visual matched placebo | Drug | 2 |
Primary outcome
Death in hospital within four weeks of injury (causes of death will be described to assess whether deaths were due to haemorrhage or vascular occlusion).
Time frame: Death, discharge or four weeks post randomisation whichever occurs first.
1 secondary outcome
Receipt of a blood products transfusion, the number of units of blood products transfused, surgical intervention, and the occurrence of thrombo-embolic episodes
Time frame: Death, discharge or four weeks post randomisation whichever occurs first.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Jun 2011.
- Background: PubMed 15783255Coats T, Hunt B, Roberts I, Shakur H. Antifibrinolytic agents in traumatic haemorrhage. PLoS Med. 2005 Mar;2(3):e64. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020064. Epub 2005 Mar 29.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34022937Edgar K, Roberts I, Sharples L. Including random centre effects in design, analysis and presentation of multi-centre trials. Trials. 2021 May 22;22(1):357. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05266-w.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32492040Kolin DA, Shakur-Still H, Bello A, Chaudhri R, Bates I, Roberts I. Risk factors for blood transfusion in traumatic and postpartum hemorrhage patients: Analysis of the CRASH-2 and WOMAN trials. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 3;15(6):e0233274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233274. eCollection 2020.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 30642657Nishijima DK, Kuppermann N, Roberts I, VanBuren JM, Tancredi DJ. The Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Functional Outcomes: An Exploratory Analysis of the CRASH-2 Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;74(1):79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.11.018. Epub 2019 Jan 12.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 28143564Roberts I, Edwards P, Prieto D, Joshi M, Mahmood A, Ker K, Shakur H. Tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploration of benefits and harms. Trials. 2017 Jan 31;18(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1750-1.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25498484Roberts I, Prieto-Merino D, Manno D. Mechanism of action of tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of data from the CRASH-2 trial. Crit Care. 2014 Dec 13;18(6):685. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0685-8.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 24042386Meurer WJ. Tranexamic acid reduced mortality in trauma patients who were bleeding or at risk for bleeding. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Sep 17;159(6):JC3. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-6-201309170-02003. No abstract available.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23477634Roberts I, Shakur H, Coats T, Hunt B, Balogun E, Barnetson L, Cook L, Kawahara T, Perel P, Prieto-Merino D, Ramos M, Cairns J, Guerriero C. The CRASH-2 trial: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events and transfusion requirement in bleeding trauma patients. Health Technol Assess. 2013 Mar;17(10):1-79. doi: 10.3310/hta17100.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 21702233Williams-Johnson JA, McDonald AH, Strachan GG, Williams EW. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2) A randomised, placebo-controlled trial. West Indian Med J. 2010 Dec;59(6):612-24.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 21559279Guerriero C, Cairns J, Perel P, Shakur H, Roberts I; CRASH 2 trial collaborators. Cost-effectiveness analysis of administering tranexamic acid to bleeding trauma patients using evidence from the CRASH-2 trial. PLoS One. 2011 May 3;6(5):e18987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018987.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 21439633CRASH-2 collaborators; Roberts I, Shakur H, Afolabi A, Brohi K, Coats T, Dewan Y, Gando S, Guyatt G, Hunt BJ, Morales C, Perel P, Prieto-Merino D, Woolley T. The importance of early treatment with tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-2 randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011 Mar 26;377(9771):1096-101, 1101.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60278-X.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 20554319CRASH-2 trial collaborators; Shakur H, Roberts I, Bautista R, Caballero J, Coats T, Dewan Y, El-Sayed H, Gogichaishvili T, Gupta S, Herrera J, Hunt B, Iribhogbe P, Izurieta M, Khamis H, Komolafe E, Marrero MA, Mejia-Mantilla J, Miranda J, Morales C, Olaomi O, Olldashi F, Perel P, Peto R, Ramana PV, Ravi RR, Yutthakasemsunt S. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2010 Jul 3;376(9734):23-32. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60835-5. Epub 2010 Jun 14.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ian Roberts, MD principal investigator
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Tranexamic acid and Sodium Chloride 0.9% in people with Hemorrhage, run by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Death in hospital within four weeks of injury (causes of death will be described to assess whether deaths were due to haemorrhage or vascular occlusion). (time frame: Death, discharge or four weeks post randomisation whichever occurs first.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00375258, which also lists 12 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jun 2011.