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Blood TransfusionSHOTNCT01265680

Blood Sparing Strategies: Single Shot High Dose Erythropoietin Two Days Before Heart Surgery

A study testing Erythropoietin in people with Blood Transfusion, run by Cardiochirurgia E.H. at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

All patients operated on at the European Hospital Heart surgery Division will be randomized to either single dose 80.000 UI of Human Recombinant Erythropoietin and intravenous iron or control. Primary end point is the amount of transfused blood. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Blood Transfusion
What is being tested?
Erythropoietin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
600 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Feb 2012to Jan 2013
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All comers

Who cannot join

  • None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • European Hospital

    Rome, 00149

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About this study

Official title: Single High Dose Erythropoietin Obviates Transfusions: an Independent, Blinded, Prospective Randomized Study in Heart Surgery Population.

All patients operated on at the European Hospital Heart surgery Division will be randomized to either single dose 80.000 UI of Human Recombinant Erythropoietin and intravenous iron or control.

Primary end point is the amount of transfused blood. Secondary end point is the Hemoglobin level in the patient on postoperative day four.

Ancillary analysis regarding safety at 45 days and cost effectiveness are planned as well

Read the detailed description

Growing evidence points out blood transfusion as a major determinant in medium and long term prognosis as regarding heart surgery population. Moreover blood has become a scarce resource, thus often delaying intervention due to lack of availability.

Previous studies at our Hospital have shown that high dose Human Recombinant Erythropoietin (HRE)effectively spares transfusions even when administered two days before surgery. The previous protocol was fragmented into 5 administration which proved to be unpractical even if effective.

After multidisciplinal discussion with nephrologists and transfusionists a new protocol was established: 80.000 UI in a single dose at time of arrival at the hospital. There are no exclusion criteria planned.

Our primary end point is the amount of transfused blood. Our secondary end point is the Hemoglobin level in the patient on postoperative day four.

Ancillary analysis regarding safety at 45 days and cost effectiveness are planned as well.

Being tested
Erythropoietin
Keywords
Blood Transfusion, Heart surgery, Erythropoietin, HRE

What participants receive

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

  • ErythropoietinDrug

    Also called Eprex

    80.000 UI of Human Recombinant Erythropoietin and intravenous iron at time of arrival at the hospital.

Study groups in NCT01265680
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ErythropoietinExperimental80.000 UI of Human Recombinant Erythropoietin and intravenous iron at time of arrival at the hospital
Receives: Drug: Erythropoietin
ControlNo interventionNo added administration other than our standard of care.

What is being measured

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

  1. Use of allogenic blood transfusions

    Measured: In hospital stay (usually 5 to 8 days after operation)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Hemoglobin level on postoperative day four.

    Measured: Day 4 after operation

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Dec 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2012
  3. Primary completionNov 2012
  4. Study completionJan 2013

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
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
600 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01265680
Sponsor's protocol ID
00-05
Acronym
SHOT
Status last verified
Apr 2013
First submitted
22 Dec 2010
Last updated
8 Apr 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Nishiwaki H, Abe Y, Suzuki T, Hasegawa T, Levack WM, Noma H, Ota E. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for preventing acute kidney injury. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 20;9(9):CD014820. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014820.pub2.

    PubMed 39301879

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Erythropoietin in people with Blood Transfusion, run by Cardiochirurgia E.H. at 1 site in Italy.

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 8 Apr 2013. 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 Italy. 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?

Use of allogenic blood transfusions (time frame: In hospital stay (usually 5 to 8 days after operation)). 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 NCT01265680, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 8 Apr 2013.

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