Active clinical trials for "Blood Coagulation Disorders"

To evaluate change in coagulation tests during a 48-h period after initiation VV-ECMO and VA-ECMO. (ECMO= Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator) Assessment of bleeding during Veno-Venous Extracoporeal Membrane Oxygenator (VV-ECMO) and Veno-Arterial Extracoporeal Membrane Oxygenator (VA-ECMO).

Knowledge and management of bleeding in severe trauma has changed. A specific coagulopathy is present in 40% of cases. It has a very early onset and this coagulopathy is associated with increased mortality. It must be detected and treated early, as illustrated by the military medical data, from the Iraq war and civilian medicine. However, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) requires a thawing step.The French army has encouraged the development of a freeze-dried plasma of innovative because viral inactivation and universal blood grouping, well tolerated, with a reduced risk of TRALI. This sophisticated therapeutic product can be administered after 6 minutes of reconstitution without the need for cross-matching. Nevertheless, its used is currently reserved for military purpose in overseas operations and needs to be evaluated for civil use. To this end, the investigators need to evaluate the impact on coagulopathy of an immediate availability of plasma.

Thoracoabdominal aneurysm (TAAA) repair is a major elective vascular operation associated with a large blood loss and potentially life-threatening clotting abnormalities. Theses clotting abnormalities are principally treated using fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (derived from human blood donations), the administration of which carries a number of risks including virus transmission (human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C) and infection with variant Creutzfeld-Jacob disease (vCJD). FFP is no longer administered to children or high-usage adults in the UK because of the infection risk, and recently it was decided by a UK advisory body that the use of UK-derived FFP should cease. Fibrinogen concentrate is an alternative treatment option to FFP which is thought have less infection risk (purified, heat treated) and has been in licensed use for many years in other European countries. The investigators have been using fibrinogen concentrate recently in their department as an alternative to FFP with encouraging results. 20 patients undergoing elective TAAA repair at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will be randomly allocated to receive standard treatment (FFP) or fibrinogen concentrate as treatment for clotting abnormalities during their surgery. The investigators will take a number of additional blood samples which will provide valuable information about the pattern of clotting abnormalities during this type of operation. The investigators will also record blood loss and the number of allogeneic (derived from human donors) blood components transfused to the patient (red cells, FFP and platelets). Our primary objective is to assess the pattern of coagulation abnormalities in both groups. We will also examine whether the use of fibrinogen concentrate during TAAA repair avoids the need to administer FFP.

This trial is conducted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, and South America. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the treatment of Recombinant Factor VIIa (eptacog alfa (activated)) in patients with acute intracerebral bleeding. It is expected that more patients will recover without severe permanent disability after acute treatment with Recombinant Factor VIIa by reducing further intracerebral bleeding.

The primary hypothesis of this trial is that changes in oral vitamin K intake, based on simple food registries, may be superior to conventional changes in doses of medications in order to stabilize chronic oral anticoagulation.

The main objective of this study is to determine the time interval following the last treatment dose of enoxaparin at which the amount of anti-Xa level activity is reliably less than 0.2 international unit per milliliter (IU/mL) in patients presenting for elective surgery.

The Pure-Vu® System can be effectively used as a cleansing device in patients admitted with acute LGIB to the intensive care unit and the regular nurse floor (RNF) bypassing the need to administer an oral bowel preparation for adequate visualization and hence decreasing time to colonoscopy and improving diagnostic and therapeutic yield.

INTRODUCTION Knee supports, usually made with sponge cushion, are used to protect knee joint and prevent its injury. Sponge has less elasticity and durability compared with natural rubber. To our knowledge, there has been no study regarding effectiveness of natural rubber and sponge for knee joint protection and injury prevention in children with bleeding disorders. AIMS The study aimed to compare the effectiveness and satisfaction between natural rubber and sponge knee supports for knee joint protection among children with bleeding disorders METHODS The study had three phases: 1) measurement of compression force, 2) fabrication of knee supports, and 3) a randomized crossover trial. The supports were fabricated in 4 sizes, S, M, L, and XL. They comprised two parts: body, made from stretchable cotton; and cushion (protection part), made from either natural rubber or sponge. The trial included 8 weeks of alternatively wearing natural rubber knee support and sponge knee support with a 4-week wash-out period. Numbers of knee bleeds and satisfied users were recorded.

The goal of the study is to determine whether the use of Human Fibrinogen Concentrate (RiaSTAP) will decrease blood loss and the need for component blood therapy in neonates and infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.

This is a clinical study designed to test the hypothesis that a computer model for dosing warfarin is superior to current clinical practice. Subjects will be randomized to two groups based on how warfarin dose is determined and followed for 6 months. The primary outcome is the percent of the time that the INR is maintained in the effective range.