Status:

COMPLETED

Transfusion-requirements in Septic Shock Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Scandinavian Critical Care Trials Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

Septic Shock

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Patients with blood poisoning - sepsis - often receive blood transfusions in the intensive care unit. The evidence that blood transfusion leads to improved outcome is limited and the blood may be harm...

Detailed Description

Background Septic patients often receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the intensive care unit. The evidence that RBC transfusion leads to improved outcome is limited and the intervention may b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient in the ICU AND
  • Fulfil the criteria for septic shock AND
  • Have haemoglobin of 9.0 g/dl (5.6 mM) or less AND
  • Consent obtainable from patient or proxy or national law allows delayed consent

Exclusion

  • Documented wish against transfusion OR
  • Previous serious adverse reaction with blood product OR
  • Acute coronary syndrome OR
  • Life-threatening bleeding OR
  • RBC transfusion during current ICU admission OR
  • Withdrawal from active therapy or brain death OR
  • Lack of informed consent (depending on national law) OR
  • Acute burn injury regardless of degree and burn surface area

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

1005 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01485315

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

April 1 2014

Last Update

October 3 2014

Active Locations (32)

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Ålborg University Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark

2

Aarhus University Hospital, NBG

Aarhus, Denmark

3

Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby

Aarhus, Denmark

4

Bispebjerg Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark