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Status unknownNCT03882593Updated Mar 20, 2019

Blood Cell Adhesion to Arterial Filters During Cardiac Surgery

An observational study in Blood Coagulation Disorders and C.Surgical Procedure; Cardiac, sponsored by Instituto do Coracao. Status unknown at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-03-20.

Sponsored by Instituto do Coracao · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
28
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a unique clinical scenario that results in widespread activation of the hemostatic system. Conventional CPB interferes with normal hemostasis by diluting hemostatic cells and proteins, through reinfusion of shed blood, and through activation on the bypass circuit surface of multiple systems including platelets, the kallikrein-kinin system, and fibrinolysis . Besides, deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are partly sequelae of blood-foreign surface reactions. The arterial filter is the part of the CPB circuit where blood cells are exposed to high mechanical stress and where cellular aggregates may fasten in large quantitiesiec.

Read the detailed description

This is a clinical and observational study. It is being performed in the surgical center and intensive care unit of the Heart Institute (InCor) from Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (FMUSP), on patients undergoing cardiac surgery, who satisfy inclusion and exclusion criteria. In the preanesthetic visit, patient assessment of the criteria described in study methodology is verfied. During the surgery, a blood sample is taken to analyze hemostatic function in the begin of cardiopulmonary bypass, before arterial filter (pre-filter) and in the end of cardiopulmonary bypass, after arterial filter (post-filter). Other routine laboratory exams is being colected until first postoperative day, on the eletronic medical records. At the end of surgery, the arterial filter is withdrawn from cardiopulmonary bypass circuit to be prepared and analysed by SEM. Ten arterial filter samples from pre-determined sites and sizes are sent to the clinical laboratory for evaluation of platelet and leukocyte gene expression in arterial filter. Patients will be followed until hospital discharge or 28 days after surgery, regarding allogeneic transfusion needs, reoperation and thromboembolic events.

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Conditions studied

  • Blood Coagulation Disorders
  • C.Surgical Procedure; Cardiac
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In context

Blood Coagulation Disorders

147 studies on the registry are indexed under Blood Coagulation Disorders; 15 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 28 is below the median of 120 across 58 observational studies indexed under Blood Coagulation Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Instituto do Coracao is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

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Inclusion criteria

  • Cardiac surgeries with extracorporeal circulation in patients older than 18 years
  • Written and signed
  • Preanesthetic assessment and preoperatory exams in accordance with study methodology

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active infection;
  • Previously coagulopathy;
  • Antiplatelet therapy use until 10 days before surgery (except acetylsalicylic acid and enoxaparin that may be used in prophylactic doses until 24h before surgery);
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
28 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Analysis of arterial filters during CPB

    This is a clinical and observational study to investigate of blood cells addesion to surfaces of arterial filters during CPB and the impact in coagulations laboratory exams

    Procedure: Analysis of arterial filters after CPB

Interventions

  • ProcedureAnalysis of arterial filters after CPB

    At the end of surgery, the arterial filter is withdrawn from cardiopulmonary bypass circuit to be prepared and analysed by SEM.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Types and characteristics of materials entrapped in the arterial line filter of cardiopulmonary bypass

    Analysis of the arterial filter from cardiopulmonay bypass circuit by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

    Time frame: At the beginning and end of cardiopulmonary bypass

  2. Platelet and leukocyte gene expression analysis of arterial line filters of cardiopulmonary bypass

    Arterial filter samples from predetermined sites and sizes will be analyzed for evaluation of platelet and leukocyte gene expression in arterial filter.

    Time frame: At the beginning and end of cardiopulmonary bypass

Secondary outcomes

  1. Correlation between blood adhesion cells in arterial filter and coagulation tests

    Time frame: At the beginning and end of cardiopulmonary bypass

  2. Comparison of standard coagulation test

    Analysis of coagulation profile will be assessed fibrinogen dosage (mg/dL), D-dimers (ng/mL), hemoglobin(g/dL), hematocrit (%), platelets count (mm³), prothrombin time (s), activated thromboplastin time (s), international normalized ratio.

    Time frame: At the beginning and end of cardiopulmonary bypass, Immediate postoperative; 24 hours and 48 hours after surgery

  3. Comparison of free oscillation rheometry profile

    Analysis of HEPSCREEN (Reorox) COT1(s),COT2(s), Slope (Pa/min), GMAX (Pa), EAT (Pa), CLOT SR(%)

    Time frame: At the beginning and end of cardiopulmonary bypass

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Incor - Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo
    Sao Paulo, 05403000, Brazil
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Reynolds PS, Middleton P, McCarthy H, Spiess BD. A Comparison of a New Ultrasound-Based Whole Blood Viscoelastic Test (SEER Sonorheometry) Versus Thromboelastography in Cardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2016 Dec;123(6):1400-1407. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001362. PubMed 27159065 ↗
  • Borowiec JW, Bylock A, van der Linden J, Thelin S. Heparin coating reduces blood cell adhesion to arterial filters during coronary bypass: a clinical study. Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Jun;55(6):1540-5. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91106-w. PubMed 8512409 ↗
  • Galas FR, de Almeida JP, Fukushima JT, Vincent JL, Osawa EA, Zeferino S, Camara L, Guimaraes VA, Jatene MB, Hajjar LA. Hemostatic effects of fibrinogen concentrate compared with cryoprecipitate in children after cardiac surgery: a randomized pilot trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct;148(4):1647-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.029. Epub 2014 Apr 18. PubMed 24951020 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Aug 2018 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for May 2019, 9 months after the start.

Of 29 observational studies under Blood Coagulation Disorders, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 59. This study's planned 9 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 30, 2018
First posted
Mar 20, 2019
StartActual
Aug 30, 2018
Primary completionEst.
May 2019
CompletionEst.
Dec 2019
Last update
Mar 20, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 20, 2019, 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
NCT03882593
Lead sponsor
Instituto do Coracao
Responsible party
Filomena R B G Galas (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at University São Paulo Medical School, Instituto do Coracao) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 20, 2019
Start date
Aug 30, 2018
Primary completion
May 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 20, 2019

Study contacts

Filomena Galas, Phd MD
Contact
filomenagalas@hotmail.com
+551126615560
Chiara Gatto
Contact
chiaratessmer@gmail.com
+551126615560

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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