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CompletedNCT05605860Predi_HbUpdated Sep 13, 2023

Development of a Predictive Algorithm for a Hemoglobin Value of Less Than 10 g/dl Postoperatively in Scheduled Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

An observational study in Hip Prosthetic Surgery and Knee Prosthetic Surgery, sponsored by Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-13.

Sponsored by Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,041
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Hip (THR) or knee (KT) prosthetic surgery is a bleeding surgery with an average blood spoliation of about 1 liter and an average decrease of about 3 g/dl in hemoglobinemia (Hb). Consequently, anemia is observed postoperatively in almost all patients (between 85% and 99% depending on the preoperative Hb value). In all cases, anemia-related events delay the patient's recovery, favor the occurrence of complications and prolong the length of stay. The immediate treatment of acute postoperative anemia is based on transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs). However, this presents several risks for the patient. The first is immediate and associated with the procedure: risk of error with ABO/Rhesus incompatibility, sepsis, pulmonary edema, etc. The second is a medium-term risk, with an increased risk of infection after prosthetic hip or knee surgery. In the long term, immediate postoperative blood transfusion is associated with higher mortality. In order to reduce the likelihood of a patient receiving RGCs, strategies have been developed within a "Patient Blood Management" (PBM), which could be translated as "Personalized Blood Transfusion Management". This strategy is based on 3 pillars: preoperatively, to ensure a patient's hemoglobin level of at least 13 g/dl; during the procedure, to limit blood loss; and postoperatively, to limit the indications for blood transfusion and the number of RGCs to the strict necessary. As the main determinant to trigger the prescription of a blood transfusion is the Hb value, the objective is that the lowest value of hemoglobinemia (Hb_nadir) postoperatively is as close as possible to 10 g/dl. The objective of this study is to describe, by means of the data available in the computerized patient record of patients undergoing scheduled THR or PTG operations at the Paris Saint Joseph Hospital, a prediction equation for Hb_nadir \< 10 g/dl and, thus, to prescribe iron and ESAs only in patients who require them.

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Conditions studied

  • Hip Prosthetic Surgery
  • Knee Prosthetic Surgery
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In context

Lead sponsor

Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph is the lead sponsor of 335 studies on the registry; 48 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 and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

  • Patient operated on for elective hip or knee arthroplasty within the Paris Saint Joseph hospital site (HPSJ) between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021. Over the 36-month period, 1281 patients underwent THP (approximately 60%) or TKP (approximately 40%) surgery.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient operated on for elective hip or knee arthroplasty within the Paris Saint Joseph hospital site (HPSJ) between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021. Over the 36-month period, 1281 patients underwent THP (approximately 60%) or TKP (approximately 40%) surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient who received iron infusion and/or injections of erythropoiesis stimulating agents within one month prior to surgery
  • Patient who received an infusion of packed red blood cells in the month prior to surgery
  • Absence of preoperative hemoglobinemia
  • No postoperative hemoglobinemia
  • Patient who had surgery in the previous month
  • Patient operated on both sides (hip or knee) during the same operation
  • Patient operated in emergency
  • Patient with a hereditary anemia
  • Patient opposing the use of his data for this research
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship
  • Patient deprived of liberty
  • Patient under court protection
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,041 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Validation of the statistical model for predicting patients with a postoperative hemoglobin value (Hb_nadir) will be < 10 g/dl

    This outcome corresponds to the Quality of the prediction obtained on the validation cohort.

    Time frame: Year1

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Study locations

1 site
  • Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph
    Paris, 75014, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Spahn DR. Anemia and patient blood management in hip and knee surgery: a systematic review of the literature. Anesthesiology. 2010 Aug;113(2):482-95. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181e08e97. PubMed 20613475 ↗
  • Lasocki S, Krauspe R, von Heymann C, Mezzacasa A, Chainey S, Spahn DR. PREPARE: the prevalence of perioperative anaemia and need for patient blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery: a multicentre, observational study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Mar;32(3):160-7. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000202. PubMed 25564780 ↗
  • Kim JL, Park JH, Han SB, Cho IY, Jang KM. Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Is a Significant Risk Factor for Surgical-Site Infection Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Jan;32(1):320-325. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.08.026. Epub 2016 Aug 31. PubMed 27682006 ↗
  • Smilowitz NR, Oberweis BS, Nukala S, Rosenberg A, Zhao S, Xu J, Stuchin S, Iorio R, Errico T, Radford MJ, Berger JS. Association Between Anemia, Bleeding, and Transfusion with Long-term Mortality Following Noncardiac Surgery. Am J Med. 2016 Mar;129(3):315-23.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.012. Epub 2015 Oct 30. PubMed 26524702 ↗
  • Roque-Castellano C, Marchena-Gomez J, Farina-Castro R, Acosta-Merida MA, Armas-Ojeda MD, Sanchez-Guedez MI. Perioperative Blood Transfusion is Associated with an Increased Mortality in Older Surgical Patients. World J Surg. 2016 Aug;40(8):1795-801. doi: 10.1007/s00268-016-3521-2. PubMed 27142623 ↗
  • Jans O, Jorgensen C, Kehlet H, Johansson PI; Lundbeck Foundation Centre for Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement Collaborative Group. Role of preoperative anemia for risk of transfusion and postoperative morbidity in fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty. Transfusion. 2014 Mar;54(3):717-26. doi: 10.1111/trf.12332. Epub 2013 Jul 5. PubMed 23829298 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 13, 2023, 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
NCT05605860
Lead sponsor
Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 4, 2022
Start date
Jul 26, 2022
Primary completion
Oct 28, 2022
Completion
Sep 11, 2023
Last update
Sep 13, 2023

Study contacts

Pascal ALFONSI, MD
principal investigator · Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph

Oversight

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