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RecruitingNCT06144125Updated Jun 17, 2026

Prothrombin Complex Concentrate vs Fresh Frozen Plasma in Goal-directed Bleeding Management in Cardiac Surgery

A Phase 4 interventional study of fresh frozen plasma and prothrombin complex concentrate in Cardiac Valve Disease, sponsored by Konkuk University Medical Center. Recruiting at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-17.

Sponsored by Konkuk University Medical Center · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary endpoint of this study is the completion time of hemostasis treatment when administered Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and frozen powder coagulation factor concentrate (PCC) in goal-directed bleeding management for cardiac surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiac Valve Disease

Keywords

  • prothrombin complex concentrate
  • fresh frozen plasma
  • coagulation
  • bleeding
  • cardiac surgery
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In context

Heart Valve Diseases

552 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Valve Diseases; 162 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is close to the median of 100 across 311 interventional studies indexed under Heart Valve Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Konkuk University Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 95 studies on the registry; 15 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • thrombocytopenia
  • oral anti-coagulant
  • anti agents
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    fresh frozen plasma

    according to the Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) test, CT-EXTEM prolongation, fresh frozen plasma transfusion (FFP) 10-15 ml/kg is performed

    Biological: fresh frozen plasma

  • Experimental
    prothrombin complex concentrate

    according to the Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) test, CT-EXTEM prolongation, prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) 10-15 IU/kg is administered

    Biological: prothrombin complex concentrate

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. treatment time

    duration from the time of diagnosing CT-EXTEM prolongation (ordering PCC or FFP) to the time achieving bleeding control (completing administration of PCC or FFP)

    Time frame: 1 min

Secondary outcomes

  1. Red Blood Cell amount

    Red Blood Cell transfusion amount during surgery

    Time frame: I hour

  2. FFP amount

    Red Blood Cell transfusion amount during surgery

    Time frame: 1 hour

  3. Platelet amount

    Platelet transfusion amount during surgery

    Time frame: 1 hour

  4. cryoprecipiate amount

    amount of cryoprecipitate transfusion

    Time frame: 1 hour

  5. CT-EXTEM change

    clotting time-EXTEM after PCC or FFP

    Time frame: 1 min

  6. A5-EXTEM change

    clot amplitude at 5 min after clot initiation in EXTEM after PCC or FFP

    Time frame: 1 min

  7. MCF-EXTEM change

    Maximal clot firmness in EXTEM after PCC or FFP

    Time frame: 1 min

  8. A5-FIBTEM change

    clot amplitude at 5 min after clot initiation in FIBTEM after PCC or FFP

    Time frame: 1 min

  9. Postoperative bleeding

    chest tube drainage at postoperative 24 hour

    Time frame: 24 hour

  10. Preparation time

    from the start of cross-matching and thawing of FFP or unpacking of PCC in its storage area to the time of its delivery to patients in the operating room

    Time frame: 1 min

  11. success rate of the 1st coagulation management

    incidence of achieving CT-EXTEM \< 80 sec after administering PCC or FFP as coagulation management

    Time frame: 10 min

Other outcomes

  1. Thromboembolism complication

    myocardial infarction, stroke, cerebral infarction, bowel ischemia

    Time frame: 24 hour

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 17, 2026, 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
NCT06144125
Lead sponsor
Konkuk University Medical Center
Collaborators
Asan Medical Center, Soonchunhyang University Hospital
Responsible party
Tae-Yop Kim, MD PhD (Professor of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 22, 2023
Start date
Mar 27, 2026
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 17, 2026

Study contacts

Tae-Yop KIm, MD PhD
Contact
taeyop@gmail.com
+82-10-8811-6942
Tae-Yop Kim, MD PhD
principal investigator · Konkuk University Medical Center

Oversight

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