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Exposure of Salvaged Blood to Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: the Effect of Different Anticoagulant Regimes (HECICS)

Exposure of Salvaged Blood to Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: the Effect of Different Anticoagulant Regimes. Heparin vs Citrate in Cellsaver (HECICS).

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02674906
Acronym
HECICS
Enrollment
75
Registered
2016-02-05
Start date
2016-02-29
Completion date
2017-06-30
Last updated
2018-03-29

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Conditions

Intra Operative Bleeding, Blood Salvage

Brief summary

The primary aim of this randomized controlled study is to determine whether the use Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution--Formula A (ACD-A) in cell salvage reduces inflammation and oxidative stress in cell saver blood compared to heparin. The secondary aim is to determine whether any differences in activation can be correlated to any differences in postoperative clinical outcome.

Detailed description

The first primary outcome of this study is the difference in concentration of pro- and anti-inflammatory markers and markers of oxidative stress in the cell-free fraction of the centrifugate of the unwashed autologous blood/anticoagulant mixture in the cell saver reservoir, after correction for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time up to the start of the first washing cycle and contact time of the anticoagulant (either ACD A or heparin) with the saved blood: * total antioxidant status (TAS) * Total thiols in proteins (TTP) * oxidized LDL (oxLDL) * Pro-inflammatory markers: interleukins (IL), IL-6, IL-8, myeloperoxidase (MPO) * Anti-inflammatory marker: IL-10 The second primary outcome of this study is the difference in direct quality of the washed, salvaged red blood cells (RBC): * Blood smear: evaluation by light microscopy * Osmotic fragility * Haemoglobin and hematocrit * Free haemoglobin * Free iron * Lactate * pH Confounding factors (CPB duration, contact time of anticoagulant with saved blood, time since first washing cycle in case of multiple washing cycles) will be controlled for. Secondary outcome: The difference in concentration of the same pro/anti-inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in patient plasma preoperatively vs immediately before and after transfusion of cell saver blood (2 to 3 hours after transfusion and before extubation or transfusion of allogenous blood). * C-reactive protein (CRP) * TAS, TTP * oxLDL * IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 * MPO Markers for hemolysis in patient plasma preoperatively vs immediately pre- and post-transfusion of the salvaged RBC (indirect quality of the washed salvaged RBC). * Free Hb * Free iron, ferritin, transferrin * Haptoglobin * Hepcidin

Interventions

DRUGACD-A

use of ACD-A as anticoagulant after blood salvage during cardiac surgery

DRUGHeparin

use of heparin as anticoagulant after blood salvage during cardiac surgery

Sponsors

Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Elective cardiac revascularization surgery patients: subgroup analysis for * on pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) * off pump CABG (OPCABG)

Exclusion criteria

* Urgent procedures * Severe shock * Active infection * Inflammatory diseases * Active neoplasia * Immune suppressive drugs * Active or recent renal replacement therapy (RRT) * Anticoagulation or anti-aggregation therapy that hasn't been timely interrupted according to guidelines (12,13) * Need for allogenous blood transfusion before completion of data collection * Massive peroperative bleeding that cannot be safely managed while collecting study data

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
difference in concentration of pro- and anti-inflammatory markers and markers of oxidative stress in the cell-free fraction of the centrifugate of the unwashed autologous blood/anticoagulant mixture in the cell saver reservoirmaximum 3 hours post-operativelymeasurement of: TAS: total antioxidant status TTP: total thiols in proteins oxLDL: oxidized LDL Pro-inflammatory markers: IL-6, IL-8, myeloperoxidase (MPO) Anti-inflammatory marker: IL-10

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The second primary outcome of this study is the difference in direct quality of the washed, salvaged RBC:maximum 3 hours post-operativelyThe second primary outcome of this study is the difference in direct quality of the washed, salvaged RBC: Blood smear: evaluation by light microscopy Osmotic fragility Haemoglobin and hematocrit Free haemoglobin Free iron Lactate pH

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026