Status:

COMPLETED

Liberal Versus Restrictive Transfusion Guidelines for Preterm Infants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Iowa

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Infant, Premature

Anemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 2 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether restrictive guidelines for red blood cell (RBC) transfusions for preterm infants can reduce the number of transfusions without adverse consequences.

Detailed Description

Design, Setting, and Patients. We enrolled 100 hospitalized preterm infants with birth weights 500 to 1300 g into a randomized clinical trial comparing two levels of hematocrit threshold for RBC trans...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Preterm infant
  • Birth weight 500-1300 grams

Exclusion

  • Alloimmune hemolytic disease
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Other major birth defect requiring surgery
  • Chromosomal abnormality
  • Thought to be facing imminent death
  • Parental philosophical or religious objections to transfusion
  • More than 2 transfusions before enrollment
  • Participation in other research study with potential impact on this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 1992

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

June 1 1999

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00369005

Start Date

December 1 1992

End Date

June 1 1999

Last Update

August 29 2006

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