Safety and Efficacy of 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) Solution Versus an Electrolyte Solution in Patients Undergoing Elective Abdominal Surgery (PHOENICS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03278548 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 11, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 31, 2024
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypovolaemia Due to Acute Blood Loss | Drug: Volulyte 6% Drug: Ionolyte | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2289 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Multi-centre, Multinational Study on the Safety and Efficacy of 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) Solution Versus an Electrolyte Solution in Patients Undergoing Elective Abdominal Surgery |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 28, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 9, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 6, 2022 |
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Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Volulyte 6%
Volulyte 6% solution for infusion
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Drug: Volulyte 6%
Solution for infusion
Other Name: Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 |
Active Comparator: Ionolyte
Ionolyte solution for infusion
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Drug: Ionolyte
Solution for infusion
Other Name: Electrolyte solution |
- Difference in mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (calculated from highest cystatin-C levels measured during post-operative days 1-3 (POD 1-3)) between the two treatment groups [ Time Frame: post-operative days 1-3 ]
- Renal function [ Time Frame: until 1 year after surgery ]
- Calculated red blood cell (RBC) loss [ Time Frame: on post-operative day 3 ]
- Estimated intra-operative blood loss [ Time Frame: end of surgery ]
- Coagulation [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Inflammation [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 90 ]
- Major post-operative complications [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 90 ]
- Mortality [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Composite of mortality and major post-operative complications (including renal) [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 90 ]
- Total volume of administered investigational product [ Time Frame: until 24 hours after investigational product treatment start ]
- Fluid balance [Sum of volume of all intravenous medication (including investigational product and blood products) minus sum of volume of urine output (if available), drainage and estimated intra-operative blood loss] [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3 ]
- Heart Rate [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3 ]
- Body temperature [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3 ]
- Mean arterial pressure [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3, if available ]
- Systolic arterial blood pressure [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Diastolic arterial blood pressure [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Central venous pressure (if available) [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Haemodynamics readings as required to determine volume responsiveness [at least one parameter (stroke volume, stroke volume variation, stroke volume index, pulse pressure variation, mean arterial pressure) has to be used to guide volume administration] [ Time Frame: until 24 hours after investigational product treatment start ]
- Partial pressure of carbon dioxide [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Partial pressure of oxygen [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Bicarbonate [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Arterial oxygen saturation [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Haemoglobin [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3 ]
- Haematocrit [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3 ]
- pH [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Base Excess [ Time Frame: until end of surgery ]
- Lactate [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 3 ]
- Central venous oxygen saturation (if available) [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Serum sodium [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Serum potassium [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Serum calcium [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Serum chloride [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 1 ]
- Length of stay in the hospital/intensive care unit [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 90 ]
- Hours on mechanical ventilation [ Time Frame: until post-operative day 7 ]
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 41 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion:
- Male or female adult patients > 40 and ≤ 85 years of age. Women of child bearing potential must test negative on standard pregnancy test (urine or serum)
- Patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery with an expected blood loss of ≥ 500 ml
- ASA Physical Status II - III
- Signed written informed consent form
Exclusion:
- Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the other excipients of the investigational medicinal products
- Body weight ≥ 140 kg
- Sepsis
- Burns
- Renal impairment (AKIN stage ≥ 1 or chronic) or acute and/or chronic renal replacement therapy
- Intracranial or cerebral haemorrhage
- Critically ill patients (typically admitted to the intensive care unit)
- Hyperhydration
- Pulmonary oedema
- Dehydration
- Hyperkalaemia
- Severe hypernatraemia
- Severe hyperchloraemia
- Severely impaired hepatic function
- Congestive heart failure
- Severe coagulopathy
- Organ transplant patients
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Simultaneous participation in another interventional clinical trial (drugs or medical devices studies)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03278548
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Study Chair: | Wolfgang F. Buhre, Prof. Dr. med. | Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
Responsible Party: | Fresenius Kabi |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03278548 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HC-G-H-1504 HE06-024-CP4 ( Other Identifier: Fresenius Kabi ) |
First Posted: | September 11, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 31, 2024 |
Last Verified: | January 2024 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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