Status:

UNKNOWN

Anticoagulation-free VV ECMO for Acute Respiratory Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Damian Ratano

Collaborating Sponsors:

PSI Foundation, Toronto, Ontario

Conditions:

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Currently international experts recommend therapeutic anticoagulation for veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO). Reports and case series suggest that the absence of therapeutic ant...

Detailed Description

Although anticoagulation targets and monitoring strategies vary around the world, the current practice is still to anticoagulate patients on ECMO, mostly with UFH. However, the use of heparin coated c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patient with ARDS on VV-ECMO

Exclusion

  • Contraindication to anticoagulation with UFH (known heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, active hemorrhage, any surgery precluding the use of anticoagulation),
  • Indication for therapeutic anticoagulation (pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis, chronic anticoagulation therapy before ECMO insertion)
  • Low-flow (\<2 liters/min) VV-ECMO (ECCO2R)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04273607

Start Date

September 1 2022

End Date

June 30 2024

Last Update

August 24 2022

Active Locations (1)

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Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2N2