Study of Octaplex (Human Prothrombin Complex Concentrate) and Fresh Frozen Plasma in Patients Und… (NCT00618098) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 3
Study of Octaplex (Human Prothrombin Complex Concentrate) and Fresh Frozen Plasma in Patients Under Vitamin K Therapy Antagonist Needing Urgent Surgery or Invasive Procedures
United States200 participantsStarted 2008-05
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Octaplex (human prothrombin complex concentrate) can reverse the effects of anticoagulants when compared to the standard treatment of fresh frozen plasma (FFP).
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Male or female patients at least 18 years of age.
* Patients receiving oral anticoagulation with coumadin or warfarin derived agents.
* Patients who have need for urgent surgery or an invasive procedure up to 8 hours after admission or identification of a patient currently hospitalized, where oral or parenteral vitamin K therapy is deemed too slow in its action for reversal of coumadin or warfarin anticoagulant effects.
* Patients with an international normalized ratio (INR) of 2.0 or above.
* Patients who have given written informed consent or for whom written informed consent has been obtained from the patient's legal representative on their behalf.
* Patients able and willing to comply with the procedures laid out in the study protocol. In the case of unconscious and/or incapacitated patients, the willingness of the patient's legal representative for the patient to undergo the procedures laid out in the study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a life expectancy of less than 48 hours (eg, patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) equal to 3 or a head abbreviated injury score (AIS) of 6, patients requiring continuous inotropic or pressor support, patients status post-cardiac arrest).
* Patients with a history within the last 6 months of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), or hyperfibrinolysis.
* Patients with a known congenital coagulation disorder.
* Patients with known antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or have known lupus antic…
What they're measuring
1
INR Response
Timeframe: 15 minutes after the end of first infusion of OCTAPLEX or FFP
2
RBC Transfusion Units
Timeframe: Intra-operative; throughout the duration of operation