Status:

COMPLETED

Blood Management in Orthopedic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Sanquin Research & Blood Bank Divisions

Collaborating Sponsors:

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Roche BV Netherlands

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Aim: to investigate whether the use of several transfusion alternatives (erythropoietin, the cell-saver or postoperative drainage and reinfusion systems) in patients undergoing elective total knee or ...

Detailed Description

Power/data analysis: In order to be able to detect a 75% reduction of allogeneic transfusions by Epo and a reduction of 30% by autologous (shed blood) transfusions (CS or D) with a power= 0.9 and an a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Orthopaedic patients of 18 years and older being scheduled for a primary or revision total knee (TKR) or total hip replacement (THR).

Exclusion

  • Patients who refuse homologous blood (e.g.Jehovah's witnesses),
  • Patients with untreated hypertension (diastolic blood pressure \> 95 mm Hg),
  • Patients with a serious disorder of the coronary artery, peripheral arteries and/or carotid arteries,
  • A recent myocardial infarction or CVA,
  • Sickle cell anaemia patients,
  • Malignancy in the operated area,
  • Pregnancy,
  • Unsuitability for peri-operative anticoagulation prophylaxis,
  • Known allergy to erythropoietin,
  • An infected wound bed,
  • Revision of an infected prosthesis which is being treated with antibiotics, OR
  • Patients with difficulty understanding the Dutch language (unable to give informed consent or patients who insufficiently control the Dutch language).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

2598 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00998088

Start Date

May 1 2004

End Date

September 1 2009

Last Update

October 20 2009

Active Locations (4)

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Slotervaart Hospital

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

2

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

3

Groene Hart Hospital

Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands

4

LUMC

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands