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CompletedNCT02284256Updated Aug 16, 2017

A Safety and Efficacy Study Comparing Fibrocaps and Tachosil in Hepatic Surgery

A Phase 3 interventional study of Fibrocaps and TachoSil in Surgical Bleeding, sponsored by Mallinckrodt. Completed at 15 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-16.

Sponsored by Mallinckrodt · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority or superiority of Fibrocaps plus gelatin sponge compared to Tachosil when control of mild to moderate bleeding with conventional surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.

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Conditions studied

  • Surgical Bleeding
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In context

Lead sponsor

Mallinckrodt is the lead sponsor of 84 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 13 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 13 (100%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria (pre-surgery):

  1. Subject has signed an independent ethics committee (IEC)-approved informed consent document
  2. Subject is undergoing hepatic wedge resection or anatomic resection of 1 to 5 contiguous hepatic segments, and/or other hepatic surgery, any of which may be combined with other surgical procedures involving the gall bladder or intestines
  3. Subject age is >18 years at time of consent
  4. If female and of child-bearing potential, subject has negative pregnancy test during screening and is not breast-feeding
  5. If subject is a sexually active male or a sexually active female of child-bearing potential, subject agrees to use a medically accepted form of contraception from the time of consent to completion of all follow-up study visits

    Inclusion Criteria (during surgery):

  6. Presence of mild to moderate bleeding/oozing when control by conventional surgical techniques, including but not limited to suture, ligature and cautery is ineffective or impractical
  7. Absence of intra-operative complications other than bleeding which, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the assessment of efficacy or safety
  8. Approximate TBS surface area of ≤ 100 cm\^2

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject has known hypersensitivity to Fibrocaps or any of its components
  2. Subject has known allergy to porcine gelatin
  3. Subject has known hypersensitivity to Tachosil or any of the excipients included in Tachosil
  4. Subject is unwilling to receive blood products
  5. Subject is having hepatic surgery due to emergency-traumatic event
  6. Subject requires extrahepatic bile duct resection (common bile duct resection or resection of the bile duct which leads to performing an anastomoses between the bile duct and small bowel) and biliary anastomosis, and/or pancreatic resections
  7. Subject has any clinically-significant coagulation disorder that may interfere with the assessment of efficacy or pose a safety risk to the subject according to the investigator, or baseline abnormalities of international normalized ratio (INR) > 2.5 or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) > 100 seconds during screening that are not explained by current drug treatment (e.g., warfarin, heparin)
  8. Subject has a platelet count \< 100 x10\^9 PLT/L during screening
  9. Subject has medical, social or psychosocial factors that, in the opinion of the investigator, could impact safety or compliance with study procedures
  10. Subject is currently participating or has participated in another clinical study involving another investigational agent within 4 weeks of the planned date of surgery or is planning participation in another clinical trial within 6 weeks after surgery
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Fibrocaps

    Human fibrinogen and thrombin powder. Single application during surgery Other Names: * Raplixa * PRO-0601 * Fibrin sealant Device: Gelatin sponge. Single application during surgery Other Name: Spongostan

    Drug: Fibrocaps

  • Active comparator
    TachoSil

    Human fibrinogen and thrombin powder. Single application during surgery

    Drug: TachoSil

Interventions

  • DrugFibrocaps

    Also known as: Raplixa

  • DrugTachoSil
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to Hemostasis (TTH)

    Time frame: Within 5 minutes of treatment

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Study locations

15 sites
  • Universitaetsklinik Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria
  • Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.
    Linz, A-4010, Austria
  • Medizinische Universitaet Wien AKH
    Wien, A-1090, Austria
  • Universitaetsklinikum Aachen, RWTH
    Aachen, 52074, Germany
  • Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum
    Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH
    Frankfurt am Main, D-60488, Germany
  • J. W. Goethe Universitaetsklinik Frankfurt
    Frankfurt am Main, D-60590, Germany
  • Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
    Hanover, 30625, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
  • Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig AoeR
    Leipzig, 04103, Germany
  • Klinikum der LMU Muenchen - Campus Grosshadern
    Muenchen, 81377, Germany
  • Klinikum Rechts der Isar Munich
    Munich, Germany
  • Klinikum Stuttgart - Katharinenhospital (KH)
    Stuttgart, Germany
  • Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen
    Tuebingen, 72976, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 16, 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
NCT02284256
Lead sponsor
Mallinckrodt
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 5, 2014
Start date
Nov 2014
Primary completion
Aug 2015
Completion
Aug 2015
Last update
Aug 16, 2017

Study contacts

Wolf Bechstein, MD
principal investigator · J.W.Goethe-Universität
Martin Bodingbauer, MD
principal investigator · Medical University of Vienna

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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