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Thromboelastography for Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases

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Led By Stephen Esper, MD, MBA
Research Sponsored by Stephen Esper
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patient's requiring ECMO placement
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up from time patient is placed on ecmo to 30-days post ecmo initiation
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether using a special algorithm, in addition to standard laboratory tests, can help manage blood transfusions and clotting for ECMO patients.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for patients who need ECMO (a life-support machine that helps the heart and lungs function) due to lung or heart disease. It's open to adults of any age, but children under 18 cannot participate.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing whether using a TEG algorithm—a way to measure blood clotting—can help manage bleeding and clotting issues better than just traditional lab tests in patients on ECMO.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial focuses on monitoring with TEG rather than a new medication, side effects are related to potential changes in transfusion or anticoagulation management as guided by the TEG results.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You need to have a machine called ECMO put in your body.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from time patient is placed on ecmo to 30-days post ecmo initiation
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from time patient is placed on ecmo to 30-days post ecmo initiation for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of participants whose blood management care follows a TEG algorithm 90% of the time
Secondary outcome measures
Chest tube output and overall estimated blood loss
Need for surgical intervention for hemorrhage
Number of participants that experience bleeding or thrombotic-related adverse events, including deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolus
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Pilot ArmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
All subjects enrolled in the trial will be in the pilot group. These subjects will have traditional laboratory coagulation and blood transfusion tests (baseline arterial blood gas (ABG), complete blood count (CBC), fibrinogen, platelet count, aPTT, PT, anti-Xa, ACT), as well as thromboelastograph (TEG). Pertinent TEG results will include: heparinase-kaolin TEG maximum amplitude (MA) in millimeters (mm), heparinase-kaolin TEG r-time in seconds, heparinase-kaolin TEG alpha angle in degrees, and TEG functional fibrinogen (FLEV) MA in mm.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Thromboelastograph
2017
N/A
~20

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stephen EsperLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
30 Total Patients Enrolled
American Heart AssociationOTHER
319 Previous Clinical Trials
4,932,407 Total Patients Enrolled
Stephen Esper, MD, MBAPrincipal Investigator - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh
1 Previous Clinical Trials
2,500 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Pilot Arm Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02887820 — N/A
Lung Disease Research Study Groups: Pilot Arm
Lung Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Pilot Arm Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02887820 — N/A
Pilot Arm 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02887820 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the current upper limit of participants for this exploration?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrial.gov data validates that this scientific research, which was first announced on December 15th 2017, is recruiting participants. Approximately 50 patients must be recruited from 1 medical facility."

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~2 spots leftby Mar 2025