Status:

RECRUITING

Pooled Human Plasma vs Crystalloid in The Management of Children Undergoing Instrumented Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis

Lead Sponsor:

Turku University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Conditions:

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)

Neuromuscular Scoliosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

10-21 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

OCTAGON trial is a randomized, double-blinded, parallel-group non-inferiority multicenter (Helsinki and Turku University Hospitals, Finland) clinical trial according to CONSORT criteria. 194 adolesce...

Detailed Description

Introduction Total blood loss including intraoperative, drain output, and hidden blood loss equals to 40% of blood volume in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion for paediatric spinal deformiti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent.
  • Aged between 10 and 21 years of age
  • Scoliosis requiring posterior scoliosis surgery using all pedicle screw technique for AIS (\>45-degree major curve) or NMS (\>50-degree major curve)
  • Normal whole spine MRI except for the spinal deformity (only for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis as patients with neuromuscular scoliosis do not typically undergo MR images as they would need general anaesthesia)

Exclusion

  • Immunoglobulin A-deficiency
  • Need for anteroposterior surgery
  • Need for three column vertebral resection
  • Smoking
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Abnormalities in blood coagulation (thromboplastin time below above or below of normal values, 70-130%)
  • Blood trombosytes less than 150 x E9/l
  • Body mass index over 40
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to study medications or their ingredients
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding, aim of becoming pregnant during the study.
  • Participation in another study and receipt of any other investigational agent during 2 year period of current investigation
  • Inability to provide written informed consent
  • Any significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the subject at risk by participation in the study, or may influence the result of the study.
  • A history of drug or alcohol use that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements.
  • Known history of, or documented positive hepatitis B or C or HIV infection Prior or concurrent malignancy
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 3 x upper-limit of normal
  • Creatinine clearance (CrCl) \< 60 ml/min measured by 24-hour urine collection or estimated from the Cockcroft and Gault formula
  • Clinically significant ECG findings as judged by the investigator
  • Amiodarone medication
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Renal insufficiency
  • AV-block
  • Metabolic or respiratory alkalosis
  • Hypochlorhydria
  • Hypersensitivity for active component or additives.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 2 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

194 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06934278

Start Date

May 2 2025

End Date

December 31 2030

Last Update

May 7 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Helsinki University Hospital

Helsinki, Finland, FI-00029

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Turku University Hospital

Turku, Finland, 20900