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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