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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03266432
Other study ID # thromboelastometryDIC
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date August 28, 2017
Est. completion date June 30, 2020

Study information

Verified date July 2019
Source Assiut University
Contact Mohamed kilany, Master
Phone 00201090030029
Email mohamedkelany@aun.edu.eg
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Evaluation of the use of thromboelastometry for early identification of the underlying coagulopathy and to guide individualized transfusion therapy to prevent DIC development during ICU stay after cesarean section in women with placenta previa who require a massive blood transfusion.


Description:

Placenta previa is defined as complete or partial implantation of the placenta in the lower segment of the uterus, Patients present with bleeding per vagina occurring usually in the second and third trimester. Bleeding in placenta previa is associated with maternal morbidity and mortality. Transfusion therapy is integral in the acute management of major obstetric hemorrhage. The most important pregnancy related condition leading to bleeding with high mortality and morbidity rates is DIC. Patients exhibit a tendency for severe bleeding associated with the consumption of platelets and coagulation factors. Massive blood transfusions are listed as the main maternal morbidity indicators6.Therefore, early detection of these predictors of DIC and timely intervention of this life-threatening condition is very important. DIC is a clinical-laboratory diagnosis, and laboratory changes need to be interpreted with knowledge of the patient's underlying disorder. Several laboratory parameters are analyzed together as part of a diagnostic algorithm that includes: Prothrombin time (PT), Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), the platelet count, fibrinogen level, and a marker of fibrin degradation, e.g., D-dimer or the soluble fibrin monomer (SFM) 8. None of these markers are taken in isolation, and a combination of results at different time points is particularly helpful in determining the presence of DIC, owing to the multifaceted nature of DIC9, These reasons highlight a strong need for the development of a point-of-care testing system to accurately and reliably diagnose DIC. Thromboelastography (TEM) provides an extended reflection of clot initiation, propagation, and lysis in whole blood. TEM uses three tests: FIBTEM to reveal impaired fibrinogen function, INTEM to reveal coagulation factor deficiency and EXTEM to reveal extrinsic pathway defects


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date June 30, 2020
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 45 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- ASA physical status I or II

- Age: = 18 years

- Patients with all types of placenta previa

- Eligible for general anesthesia

- Elective cesarean section

- Singleton term pregnancy

- Normal coagulation profile: prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), the platelet count, fibrinogen level

Exclusion Criteria:

- Parturient refusal

- Known coagulopathy

- Women with a history of cardiac, respiratory, renal, neurologic or endocrine diseases.

- Eclampsia and preeclampsia

- Emergency surgeries

- Foetal abnormalities

- Drug induced thrombocytopenia as antibiotics

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
blood samples
three blood samples : first one pre intervention and the other two blood samples post-intervention

Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Assiut university hospitals Assiut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary prevention of Postoperative development of DIC prevention according to the results of thromboelastometry from time of operation till 48 hours postopertive
Secondary prevention of Complications of massive transfusion hypo or hyperkalaemia, hypoc alcaemia, hypothermia and metabolic alkalosis and Length of ICU and hospital stay and In-hospital mortality from time of operation till 48 hours postoperative
Secondary Systolic blood pressure systolic blood pressure is measured every hour from time of operation till 48 hours postoperative from time of operation till 48 hours postoperative
Secondary diastolic blood pressure diastolic blood pressure is measured every hour from time of operation till 48 hours postoperative from time of operation till 48 hours postoperative
Secondary heart rate heart rate is recorded every hour from time of operation till 48 hours from time of operation till 48 hours postoperative