CompletedNot Applicable

Study Comparing Modified Lee White Clotting Time Against Twenty Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test in Snakebite Victims

India230 participantsStarted 2019-05-01

Plain-language summary

20 minute Whole Blood Clotting Test(20'WBCT) recommended by World Health Organisation guidelines is probably the most routinely employed bed side screening tool in the country. The Modified Lee and White (MLW) method gives a value which when performed serially gives a trend in clotting time which the investigators hypothesise to be a better tool in serially assessing the victim compared to the 20'WBCT. The investigators propose that delayed reading of both MLW and 20'WBCT to check for clot stability at 30 minutes also provides added information in management of snake bite victims.

Who can participate

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Inclusion criteria

. All victims of snake bite presenting to the emergency department AND
. Consenting to be part of the study

Exclusion criteria

. Those not providing a written informed consent OR
. Those on anticoagulants or antiplatelets OR
. With a known hematological disorder OR
. A known history of chronic liver disease OR
. Received antivenom or blood products following snakebite at another centre

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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Sensitivity and specificity of serial Modified Lee White Method(MLW) in comparison with twenty minute Whole Blood Clotting Test in detecting coagulopathy in snakebite victims.

Timeframe: 48 hours of snakebite

Sensitivity and Specificity of admission Modified Lee White Method(MLW) and twenty minute Whole Blood Clotting Test in detecting coagulopathy in snakebite victims.

Timeframe: 48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03890016

SponsorAppu Suseel

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-05-31

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