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Hypovolemic ShockNASGNCT00488462

Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment for Obstetrical Hemorrhage: Zambia and Zimbabwe

A study testing non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in people with Hypovolemic Shock and Hemorrhage, run by University of California, San Francisco at 5 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This trial will address the question of whether early application of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) at the Satellite Health Facility (SHF) level before transport to a Referral Hospital (RH) will decrease maternal mortality and morbidity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Hypovolemic Shock, Hemorrhage
What is being tested?
non-pneumatic anti-shock garment
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
887 participants
Where
5 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Oct 2007to May 2012
Phase
Interventional
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 15 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women who are pregnant or postpartum and experiencing obstetric hemorrhage with 2 of the following 3:
  • blood loss > 500 mL (at SHF, 1000 mL at RH) SBP <100 mm Hg pulse >100 bpm

Who cannot join

  • Absolute exclusion criteria include: current viable third trimester intrauterine pregnancy that can be delivered in the next 20 minutes after hemorrhage begins and/or current bleeding sites above the diaphragm. Relative exclusion criteria include: a history or current clinical evidence of mitral stenosis or congestive heart failure (CHF). These must be relative contraindications that will be assessed at the time of hemorrhage and clinical judgment will need to be utilized to evaluate each case individually. Thus if the patient can be transported and delivered rapidly and is suspected or known to have valvular heart disease, she will be excluded from the study. In other cases, depending on the severity of the hemorrhage, if the patient is dyspneic in the NASG, at the SHF level, the NASG will be loosened, if that does not result in relief, the NASG will be removed. If the patients at the RH have decreasing oxygen saturation levels as demonstrated by pulse oximeter, the NASG will be loosened, if that does not result in relief, the NASG will be removed.
  • Women suffering obstetric hemorrhage and hypovolemic shock who have no detectable vital signs (non palpable pulse and BP) at the time of their arrival at the RH are ineligible for enrolment in the study ("non-resuscitable") if: 1) the woman does not respond to resuscitation attempts after 30 minutes and 2) more than three hours have elapsed between the start of hemorrhage and the beginning of her treatment. (As this is a clinical intervention of a potentially life saving device, the study clinicians should try the NASG on any patient if they feel it may resuscitate her; however, if the woman meets the criteria above they are ineligible for having their data entered into the study.)

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 2 countries.

5 sites in 2 countries

Zambia3 sites
  • Kitwe Central Hospital

    Kitwe, Copperbelt

  • University Teaching Hospital (UTH)

    Lusaka

  • Ndola Central Hospital

    Ndola, Copperbelt

Other trials in Zambia

Zimbabwe2 sites
  • Harare Hospital

    Harare

  • Parienyatwa Group of Hospitals

    Harare

Other trials in Zimbabwe

About this study

This trial will address the question of whether early application of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) at the Satellite Health Facility (SHF) level before transport to a Referral Hospital (RH) will decrease maternal mortality and morbidity. The available evidence indicates that the NASG substantially decreases blood loss, but there is no evidence that its application will reduce extreme adverse outcomes. It is also not known if possible side effects associated with NASG use might outweigh potential benefits. This study would rigorously test the effectiveness of the NASG using an experimental design with adequate power to detect statistically significant decreases in morbidity and mortality.

Read the detailed description

This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of NASG application as a first-aid device at the SHFs before transfer to Referral Hospitals (RHs).

The first step will include start-up activities and formative data collection, including facility staff training in data collection, how to collect blood in the closed-end blood collection drape, and in an evidence-based standardized clinical protocol for obstetric hemorrhage prevention and hemorrhage and shock management. Next will be a period of baseline data collection at the RHs and SHFs, during which clinical and demographic data will be collected from women diagnosed with obstetric hemorrhage and shock. After this baseline data collection period, we will introduce the study intervention, initially at the RHs and then at SHFs.

The intervention will include: review of study protocol differences between baseline and the NASG-intervention phases, provision of the NASG, detailed training on the use of NASG for health care providers and staff, as well as on-site support and supervision for use of the NASG. After the RH providers are fully trained and have become proficient in NASG use, SHFs will be randomized into 19 intervention and 19 control facilities. Intervention SHFs will receive the NASG training described above, while control SHFs will receive a refresher training on the topics included in the baseline training.

The final step will be three years of NASG-intervention data collection at the RHs and the SHFs on women diagnosed with obstetric hemorrhage and shock on the same outcomes collected in the baseline period. A total of approximately 2,340 women from the SHFs will be included in the NASG-intervention data collection phase of the cluster randomized trial: 1,170 women in the intervention group and 1,170 women in the control group.

Being tested
non-pneumatic anti-shock garment
Keywords
obstetric hemorrhage, hypovolemic shock, non-pneumatic anti-shock garment, safe motherhood, maternal mortality, maternal morbidity
Medical subject headings
Shock, Hemorrhage, Maternal Death

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • non-pneumatic anti-shock garmentDevice

    Also called NASG, Anti-Shock Garment, Manufactured by Zoex, Life Wrap

    In the intervention arm, half of the study clinics will use the NASG when a patient meets the study criteria.

Study groups in NCT00488462
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ControlNo interventionClinics will collect data on patients experiencing shock due to obstetrical hemorrhage. In the control arm, half of the study clinics will not use the NASG but the NASG will be available at the referral hospital for patients transported there.
InterventionOtherClinics will collect data on patients experiencing shock due to obstetrical hemorrhage. In the intervention arm, half of the study clinics will use the NASG on patients before transporting to the referral hospital.
Receives: Device: non-pneumatic anti-shock garment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Frequency of mortalities and frequency of severe morbidities combined as extreme adverse outcomes

    Measured: during hospital stay

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Mean amount of blood loss in mL , frequency of emergency hysterectomy, time to recovery from shock.

    Blood loss as measured by the blood collection drape at the RH or pad between SHF and RH.

    Measured: during hospital stay

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jun 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2007
  3. Primary completionMay 2012
  4. Study completionMay 2012

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
887 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00488462
Sponsor's protocol ID
1R01HD053129-01A1
Other IDs
5R01HD053129-03
Acronym
NASG
Status last verified
Jan 2015
First submitted
18 Jun 2007
Last updated
21 Jan 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Miller S, Hamza S, Bray EH, Lester F, Nada K, Gibson R, Fathalla M, Mourad M, Fathy A, Turan JM, Dau KQ, Nasshar I, Elshair I, Hensleigh P. First aid for obstetric haemorrhage: the pilot study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in Egypt. BJOG. 2006 Apr;113(4):424-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00873.x.

    PubMed 16553654
  • Brees C, Hensleigh PA, Miller S, Pelligra R. A non-inflatable anti-shock garment for obstetric hemorrhage. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Nov;87(2):119-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.07.014.

    PubMed 15491555
  • Miller S, Hensleigh P. Non-pneumatic Anti-shock Garment for Obstetric Hemorrhage. Chapter 14 in: (eds) B-Lynch, C, Keith, L, LaLonde, A, Karoshi, M. An International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) Book Postpartum Hemorrhage: New Thoughts, New Approaches. London, UK: Sapiens Publications; 2006. p. 136-46.

  • Miller S, Ojengbede A, Turan JM, Ojengbede O, Butrick E, Hensleigh P. Anti-Shock Garments for Obstetric Hemorrhage. Current Women's Health Reviews. 2007;3(1):3-11.

  • Miller S, Turan JM, Dau K, Fathalla M, Mourad M, Sutherland T, Hamza S, Lester F, Gibson EB, Gipson R, Nada K, Hensleigh P. Use of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) to reduce blood loss and time to recovery from shock for women with obstetric haemorrhage in Egypt. Glob Public Health. 2007;2(2):110-24. doi: 10.1080/17441690601012536.

    PubMed 19280394
  • Miller S, Turan JM, Ojengbede A, Ojengbede O, Fathalla M, Morhason-Bello IO, Youssif MM, Galandanci H, Hamza S, Awwal M, Akinwuntan A, Mohammed AI, McDonough L, Dau K, Butrick E, Hensleigh P. The pilot study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) in women with severe obstetric hemorrhage: Combined results from Egypt and Nigeria. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Nov;94 Suppl 2:S154-S156. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7292(06)60022-2. No abstract available.

    PubMed 29644686
  • Miller S, Martin HB, Morris JL. Anti-shock garment in postpartum haemorrhage. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Dec;22(6):1057-74. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.08.008. Epub 2008 Sep 20.

    PubMed 18805742
  • Miller S, Ojengbede O, Turan JM, Morhason-Bello IO, Martin HB, Nsima D. A comparative study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment for the treatment of obstetric hemorrhage in Nigeria. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2009 Nov;107(2):121-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.06.005. Epub 2009 Jul 22.

    PubMed 19628207
  • Miller S, Fathalla MM, Youssif MM, Turan J, Camlin C, Al-Hussaini TK, Butrick E, Meyer C. A comparative study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment for the treatment of obstetric hemorrhage in Egypt. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010 Apr;109(1):20-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.11.016. Epub 2010 Jan 22.

    PubMed 20096836
  • Mourad-Youssif M, Ojengbede OA, Meyer CD, Fathalla M, Morhason-Bello IO, Galadanci H, Camlin C, Nsima D, Al Hussaini T, Butrick E, Miller S. Can the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) reduce adverse maternal outcomes from postpartum hemorrhage? Evidence from Egypt and Nigeria. Reprod Health. 2010 Sep 1;7:24. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-7-24.

    PubMed 20809942
  • Miller S, Fathalla MM, Ojengbede OA, Camlin C, Mourad-Youssif M, Morhason-Bello IO, Galadanci H, Nsima D, Butrick E, Al Hussaini T, Turan J, Meyer C, Martin H, Mohammed AI. Obstetric hemorrhage and shock management: using the low technology Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment in Nigerian and Egyptian tertiary care facilities. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2010 Oct 18;10:64. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-64.

    PubMed 20955600
  • Ojengbede OA, Morhason-Bello IO, Galadanci H, Meyer C, Nsima D, Camlin C, Butrick E, Miller S. Assessing the role of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in reducing mortality from postpartum hemorrhage in Nigeria. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2011;71(1):66-72. doi: 10.1159/000316053. Epub 2010 Dec 15.

    PubMed 21160197
  • Turan J, Ojengbede O, Fathalla M, Mourad-Youssif M, Morhason-Bello IO, Nsima D, Morris J, Butrick E, Martin H, Camlin C, Miller S. Positive effects of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment on delays in accessing care for postpartum and postabortion hemorrhage in Egypt and Nigeria. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Jan;20(1):91-8. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2081. Epub 2010 Dec 29.

    PubMed 21190486
  • Fathalla MM, Youssif MM, Meyer C, Camlin C, Turan J, Morris J, Butrick E, Miller S. Nonatonic obstetric haemorrhage: effectiveness of the nonpneumatic antishock garment in egypt. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011:179349. doi: 10.5402/2011/179349. Epub 2011 Aug 10.

    PubMed 21845226
  • Morris, J., Meyer, C., Fathalla, MF, Youssif, MM, Al-Hussaini, TK, Camlin, C., Miller, S. Treating Uterine Atony with the NASG in Egypt. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health 5(1):37-42, 2011

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in people with Hypovolemic Shock and Hemorrhage, run by University of California, San Francisco at 5 sites in 2 countries.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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 21 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Zambia, Zimbabwe. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

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?

Frequency of mortalities and frequency of severe morbidities combined as extreme adverse outcomes (time frame: during hospital stay). 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 NCT00488462, which also lists 20 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 21 Jan 2015.

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