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Frequency of Hemorrhages Associated With the Functional Anomalies of Willebrand Factor in Emergency Patients

Study of the Frequency of Hemorrhages Associated With the Functional Anomalies of Willebrand Factor in Emergency Patients of a Veino Arterial or Veinous ECMO

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03070912
Acronym
WITECMO-H
Enrollment
257
Registered
2017-03-06
Start date
2018-01-19
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2025-11-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Von Willebrand Diseases

Keywords

mechanical circulatory support, bleeding, acquired von willebrand disease, acquired von willebrand disease

Brief summary

ECMO has improved the outcome of heart or respiratory failure and carcinogenic shock and are increasingly used. However bleeding complications occurring in up to 50% of patients are poorly understood and worsen the overall results. The aim is to investigate the occurence of bleeding and its frequency according to the type of ECMO either veno-arterial or veno-venous. The investigators also want to assess the relation of bleeding with von Willebrand Factor defects.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

University Hospital, Lille
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* informed consent of patient or person in charge * patient supplied by an ECMO for cardiac or respiratory failure and referred to Lille University Hospital * patient affiliated to french social security

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant woman * no consent * no affiliation to * patient affiliated to ' * preexisting bleeding disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Frequency of major bleedingDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationNumber of major bleeding events (BARC classification ) occurring within the time course of support by ECMO

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Abnormal VWF functional activities and multimeric profile before and after the first reduction in VA-ECMO flow rateDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationWillebrand Factor abnormalities according to residual arterial pulsatility levels under VA-ECMO
Number of Participants With Abnormal VWF functional activities and multimeric profile in 2 groups defined by the level of pulse pressure measured before ECMO weaning: high (> median) or low (< median) pulse pressureDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationWillebrand Factor abnormalities according to residual arterial pulsatility levels under VA-ECMO
Number of Participants With major bleeding events (BARC classification) before and after the first reduction in VA-ECMO flow rateDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationWillebrand Factor abnormalities according major bleeding events under VA-ECMO
Number of Participants With Abnormal VWF functional activities and multimeric profile according to the type of ECMO support (VA- or VV-ECMO)1 hour, 24 hours and day seven after implantationWillebrand Factor abnormalities according to the type of ECMO support (VA- or VV-ECMO)
Frequency of major bleeding events according to diabetes statusDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationNumber of major bleeding events (BARC classification ) occurring within the time course of support by ECMO in patients with and without diabetes
Frequency of major thrombotic events according to diabetes statusDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationNumber of major thrombotic events (stroke, transient ischemic attack, acute limb ischemia, ECMO thrombosis) occurring within the time course of support by ECMO in patients with and without diabetes
Frequency of pro-thrombotic biological abnormalitiesDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationMeasurement of plasma free hemoglobin, leuco-platelet aggregates and neutrophil extracellular traps levels
Number of Participants With major bleeding events (BARC classification) in 2 groups defined by the level of pulse pressure measured before ECMO weaning: high (> median) or low (< median) pulse pressureDuring ECMO support, up to 3 weeks after implantationWillebrand Factor abnormalities according major bleeding events under VA-ECMO

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026