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CompletedNCT00161733Updated Apr 5, 2017

Safety and Hemostatic Efficacy of Fibrin Sealant Vapor Heated, Solvent/Detergent Treated (FS VH S/D) Compared With Currently Licensed TISSEEL VH Fibrin Sealant in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

A Phase 3 interventional study of Fibrin Sealant Vapor Heated Solvent/Detergent Treated (FS VH S/D) and TISSEEL VH fibrin sealant in Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Median Sternotomy, Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Sternotomy, sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Completed at 22 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-05.

Sponsored by Baxter Healthcare Corporation · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of this study is to demonstrate equivalent hemostatic efficacy and safety between FS VH S/D and TISSEEL VH fibrin sealant in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. If bleeding is still present after conventional surgical methods to achieve hemostasis have been applied FS VH S/D or Tisseel VH are applied. Achievement of hemostasis within 5 minutes is compared between the study groups.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Median Sternotomy
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Sternotomy

Keywords

  • Cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Median sternotomy
  • Fibrin sealant
  • Clot
  • Cardiac surgery
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In context

Lead sponsor

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is the lead sponsor of 80 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Of its 10 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (30%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All

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Inclusion criteria

All subjects accepted for this study must be:

  • Informed of the nature of the study and have provided written informed consent
  • >= 18 years of age
  • Scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery requiring CPB and median sternotomy
  • Able and willing to comply with the procedures required by the protocol.

Additional Intraoperative Eligibility Criteria (in addition to the above):

Subjects must satisfy the following intraoperative criteria in order to be eligible for treatment with either investigational product:

  • Subjects must complete all screening/preoperative evaluations (see study protocol)
  • Subjects must present, after cessation of cardiopulmonary bypass and heparin reversal by protamine sulfate, with a minimum of one intraoperative bleeding site which cannot be controlled by conventional surgical techniques (i.e., suture, ligature, cautery, clips, and clamps) alone and which has not been previously treated with any topical hemostatic agent
  • Subjects must not have received any commercial or blood bank-derived fibrin sealant prior to application of investigational product.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Any one or more of the following are cause for exclusion from the study:

  • Subject is scheduled to undergo a cardiac surgical procedure which does not require CPB and median sternotomy (e.g., thoracotomy, minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass, etc.)
  • Subject has undergone a sternotomy within 36 hours prior to being randomized under this protocol
  • History of any hereditary or acquired bleeding disorders. Subjects concurrently treated with prophylactic antithrombotic therapy (i.e., aspirin, heparin, Warfarin, etc.) are eligible
  • Either of the following: International Normalized Ratio (INR) >1.35, activated or partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) greater than 35 seconds in subjects who are not on antithrombotic therapy (i.e., aspirin, heparin, Warfarin, etc.)
  • Fibrinogen level less than 150mg/dL
  • Platelet count less than 100,000/mm3
  • Active hepatic disease (persistent alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels greater than 2.5X the upper limit of normal)
  • Subject was previously randomized under this protocol
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Known sensitivity to aprotinin or bovine protein
  • Subject is currently participating in another clinical study and has received an investigational product or device within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Treatment with thrombolytic agents (e.g. tissue plasminogen activator [tPA], Streptase® [streptokinase], Activase® [alteplase], Retavase® [reteplase],) Integrilin® (eptifibatide), Aggrastat® (tirofiban), Plavix® (clopidogrel), ReoPro® (abciximab), or Ticlid® (ticlopidine), Pletal® (cilostazol) \< 24 hours prior to treatment with investigative product
  • Subject is scheduled for heart transplantation
  • Subject is scheduled for left ventricular assist device insertion or removal
  • Subject is scheduled to undergo any surgical procedure other than the cardiac surgery for which the subject is being treated under this protocol within 14 days prior to treatment. Surgeries in the pericardium associated with the cardiac surgery and not specifically excluded above are permitted.
  • Subject has an anticipated life expectancy of \<=6 months.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double

Interventions

  • DrugFibrin Sealant Vapor Heated Solvent/Detergent Treated (FS VH S/D)
  • DrugTISSEEL VH fibrin sealant
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Study locations

22 sites
  • Banner Health Research Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85006, United States
  • UCI Medical Center
    Orange, California 92868-3298, United States
  • Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32610-0286, United States
  • Brevard Cardio Surgeons/Health First Heart Institute
    Melbourne, Florida 32901, United States
  • Peachtree Cardiovascular
    Atlanta, Georgia 30342, United States
  • St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.
    Savannah, Georgia 31405, United States
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • University of Kentucky Medical Center
    Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0293, United States
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215-5501, United States
  • Cardiac Surgery Service, Baystate Medical Center
    Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, United States
  • University of Michigan Hospital
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0344, United States
  • Washington University Medical Center
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Camden, New Jersey 08103, United States
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
    New York, New York 10021, United States
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • The Linder Clinical Trial Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
  • The Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • The Oregon Clinic
    Portland, Oregon 97213, United States
  • Baylor University Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75246, United States
  • University of Virginia Health System
    Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
    Norfolk, Virginia 23507, United States
  • Franciscan Health System Research Center
    Tacoma, Washington 98405, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 5, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00161733
First posted
Sep 13, 2005
Start date
Sep 2002
Completion
Nov 2004
Last update
Apr 5, 2017

Study contacts

Jeffrey Milliken, MD
principal investigator · UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA
John Rousou, MD
principal investigator · Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Charles Klodell, MD
principal investigator · Shads Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Russell Vester, MD
principal investigator · The Linder Clinical Trial Center, Cincinnati, OH
Nicholas Smedira, MD
principal investigator · The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Steven Bolling, MD
principal investigator · University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Sidney Levitsky, MD
principal investigator · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James Lowe, MD
principal investigator · Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
E. Charles Douville, MD
principal investigator · The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR
Robert Jones, MD
principal investigator · St. Joseph´s/Candler Health System, Inc., Savannah, GA
Robert Mentzer, MD
principal investigator · University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
Steven Macheers, MD
principal investigator · Peachtree Cardiovascular, Atlanta, GA
Robert Hebeler, MD
principal investigator · Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Michael Greene, MD
principal investigator · Brevard Cardio Surgeons/Health First Heart Institute, Melbourne, FL
Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD
principal investigator · University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
John Luber, MD
principal investigator · Franciscan Health System Research Center, Tacoma, WA
Irving Kron, MD
principal investigator · University of Vigrinia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Michael McGrath, MD
principal investigator · Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA
Marc Moon, MD
principal investigator · Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Steven Marra, MD
principal investigator · UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ
Ramachandra Reddy, MD
principal investigator · Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Pierre Tibi, MD
principal investigator · Banner health Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ
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