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CompletedNCT01563458Updated Jan 13, 2017

Safety and Efficacy of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

A Phase 2 interventional study of activated recombinant human factor VII and activated recombinant human factor VII in Acquired Bleeding Disorder and Bleeding During/Following Surgery, sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S. Completed at 18 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-01-13.

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
208
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is conducted in Europe, North America and Oceania. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the haemostatic efficacy of activated recombinant human factor VII in subjects undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Acquired Bleeding Disorder
  • Bleeding During/Following Surgery
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In context

Hemostatic Disorders

503 studies on the registry are indexed under Hemostatic Disorders; 71 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 208 is above the median of 51 across 253 interventional studies indexed under Hemostatic Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Novo Nordisk A/S is the lead sponsor of 1,370 studies on the registry; 102 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 94 (47%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Scheduled to undergo orthotopic liver transplantation
  • Liver disease classified as Child-Turcotte (Pughs modification) score B or C

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous liver transplantation
  • Scheduled multi-organ transplantation
  • Scheduled for living related donor transplantation
  • Present renal insufficiency requiring dialysis
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
208 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    High dose

    Drug: activated recombinant human factor VII

  • Experimental
    Low dose

    Drug: activated recombinant human factor VII

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: placebo

Interventions

  • Drugactivated recombinant human factor VII

    120 mcg/kg into the vein (i.v.) bolus injection first administered immediately prior to first skin cut. Repeated every two hours until approx. 30 minutes prior to expected start of the reperfusion of the transplanted liver. 120 mcg/kg single bolus administration at completion of wound closure

  • Drugactivated recombinant human factor VII

    60 mcg/kg into the vein (i.v.) bolus injection first administered immediately prior to first skin cut. Repeated every two hours until approx. 30 minutes prior to expected start of the reperfusion of the transplanted liver. 60 mcg/kg single bolus administration at completion of wound closure

  • Drugplacebo

    Trial drug into the vein (i.v.) bolus injection first administered immediately prior to first skin cut. Repeated every two hours until approx. 30 minutes prior to expected start of the reperfusion of the transplanted liver. Single bolus administration at completion of wound closure

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Total number of RBC units transfused during the perioperative period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of RBC units transfused by surgical phase

  2. Adverse events

  3. Changes in coagulation related parameters

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Study locations

18 sites
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Camperdown, 2050, Australia
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Heidelberg, 3084, Australia
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    London, N6A 5A5, Canada
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Quebec, H3H1A1, Canada
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Toronto, M5G-2C4, Canada
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Clichy, 92 188, France
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Essen, 45122, Germany
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Baracaldo, 48903, Spain
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Valencia, 46026, Spain
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Göteborg, 413 45, Sweden
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Stockholm, 141 86, Sweden
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Leeds, LS9 7TS, United Kingdom
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lodge JP, Jonas S, Jones RM, Olausson M, Mir-Pallardo J, Soefelt S, Garcia-Valdecasas JC, McAlister V, Mirza DF; rFVIIa OLT Study Group. Efficacy and safety of repeated perioperative doses of recombinant factor VIIa in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2005 Aug;11(8):973-9. doi: 10.1002/lt.20470. PubMed 16035095 ↗
  • Levy JH, Fingerhut A, Brott T, Langbakke IH, Erhardtsen E, Porte RJ. Recombinant factor VIIa in patients with coagulopathy secondary to anticoagulant therapy, cirrhosis, or severe traumatic injury: review of safety profile. Transfusion. 2006 Jun;46(6):919-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00824.x. PubMed 16734808 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 13, 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
NCT01563458
Lead sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 27, 2012
Start date
Aug 2001
Primary completion
Aug 2003
Completion
Aug 2003
Last update
Jan 13, 2017

Study contacts

Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
study director · Novo Nordisk A/S

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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