ISRCTN ISRCTN95296852
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN95296852
Secondary identifying numbers 1.0
Submission date
19/06/2015
Registration date
23/07/2015
Last edited
23/04/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Haematological Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Haemophilia A is an inherited clotting disorder primarily affecting males. It is caused by having a low level of a clotting factor called factor VIII (FVIII). Haemophilia B is also caused by low levels of a clotting factor and this is caused by having a reduction in factor IX (FIX). Haemophilia (both A and B) increases the risk of bleeding, particularly in the joints and muscles. Patients with factor levels of <1% are defined as having severe haemophilia, patients with levels between 1-4% are said to suffer from moderate disease and patients with levels of 5% or greater are said to suffer from mild Haemophilia defined as mild disease. Patients with severe haemophilia are at greatest risk of spontaneous bleeds (bleeding for no reason) and require regular treatment with intravenous infusions of clotting factors to prevent bleeding. At the moment monitoring of treatment and predicting the likely risk of bleeding for patients with haemophilia is determined using a standard clotting test, where the factor VIII or factor IX is measured. But not all patients with similar clotting factor levels (both baseline levels and post-treatment levels) have the same tendency for bleeding. Newer clotting tests: known as 'global haemostasis assays' may be better at telling doctors whether a patient will be more or less likely to bleed after treatment. These tests look at lots of different, interacting parts of the clotting system. This study will tests two global clotting tests: thrombin generation and a viscoelastic test called rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM). These tests will be evaluated and compared to standard tests, both to see if these tests are accurate and also to see if they correlate better with patients' bleeding risks.

Who can participate?
Adult men (aged at least 18) diagnosed with haemophilia.

What does the study involve?
Participants are asked to provide one or two additional aliquots of blood (5.4 ml citrated blood) for this study whilst undergoing routine clinical assessment. No additional blood draws are requested over and above the samples that are taken at the time of the patients’ routine blood draws. All patients with haemophilia are routinely assessed at each clinic appointment by means of at least one blood sample; a ‘baseline’ blood sample is taken for testing either factor VIII or factor IX levels. Patients who require prophylactic treatment (regular infusions) routinely have two blood samples taken in clinic: a trough level and a post-infusion level. A trough sample is a blood test taken just before the next dose of clotting factor is required and gives an estimate of how much of the factor remains in a patient’s blood stream. The trough level can be used to guide ongoing therapy. The post-infusion level provides information about how much the factor level rises in the blood stream after an injection.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There are no risks and no immediate benefits from taking part in this study.

Where is the study run from?
Oxford Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre (UK)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
October 2015 to March 2016

Who is funding the study?
Blood Coagulation and Research Fund, Oxford Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre (OHTC) (UK)

Who is the main contact?
Dr Nicola Curry
nicola.curry@ouh.nhs.uk

Contact information

Dr Nicola Curry
Public

Oxford Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre
Oxford
OX3 7LE
United Kingdom

Phone 01865 225316
Email nicola.curry@ouh.nhs.uk
Dr Nicola Curry
Scientific

Oxford Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre
Oxford
OX3 7LE
United Kingdom

Phone 01865 225316
Email nicola.curry@ouh.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designSingle-centre observational study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designThis is a laboratory study evaluating global assays of haemostasis
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeOther
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet.
Scientific titleGlobal haemostasis assays: their use in patients with haemophilia
Study objectivesThis is an observational study evaluating the utility of global haemostasis assays (i.e. thrombin generation (TGT) and thromboelastometry (ROTEM)) in assessing haemostatic ability in haemophilia patients. the primary objectives are to: find a normal range for TGT and ROTEM for both haemophilia and control subjects and to determine the reproducibility of these assays. Secondary objectives are: to correlate clinical outcomes in patients with haemophilia with TGT and ROTEM values and to compare these results with standard laboratory factor assay measurements.
Ethics approval(s)NRES Committee South Central - Oxford C, 15/07/2015, ref: 15/SC/0316
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedThis study is evaluating newer global blood clotting tests and their use and reproducibility in patients with haemophilia A and haemophilia B.
InterventionParticipants will be asked to provide one or two additional aliquots of blood (5.4 ml citrated blood) for this study whilst undergoing routine clinical assessment. No additional blood draws will be requested over and above the samples that are taken at the time of the patients’ routine blood draws.
All patients with haemophilia are routinely assessed at each clinic appointment by means of at least one blood sample; a ‘baseline’ blood sample is taken for testing either factor VIII or factor IX levels.
Patients who require prophylactic treatment (regular infusions) routinely have two blood samples taken in clinic: a trough level and a post-infusion level. A trough sample is a blood test taken just before the next dose of clotting factor is required and gives an estimate of how much of the factor remains in a patient’s blood stream. The trough level can be used to guide ongoing therapy. The post-infusion level provides information about how much the factor level rises in the blood stream after an injection.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureThe primary outcome is to find a normal range for thrombin generation and ROTEM measures in patients with haemophilia as measured by evaluating a blood sample at time 0 hours. The blood will be tested for thrombin generation and for whole blood viscoelastometric measures which are both global measures of coagulation.
Secondary outcome measuresSecondary outcome will be to correlate the laboratory tests with clinical outcome. Thrombin generation measures and ROTEM measures will be compared at time 0 hours and correlated with the number of joint bleeds that a patient has as measured using an annualised bleeding rate.
Overall study start date01/10/2015
Completion date31/03/2016

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexMale
Target number of participants50
Key inclusion criteria1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study
2. Male, aged 18 years or above
3. Diagnosed with haemophilia A or B
Key exclusion criteriaConcomitant use of pro-haemostatic agents such as tranexamic acid or anti-coagulant agent
Date of first enrolment01/10/2015
Date of final enrolment31/03/2016

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Oxford Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre
Churchill Hospital
Old Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LE
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Hospital/treatment centre

Research & Development, Churchill Hospital, Joint Research office, Block 60
Oxford
OX3 7LE
England
United Kingdom

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Funders

Funder type

Not defined

Blood Coagulation and Research Fund, Oxford Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre (OHTC)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date31/03/2017
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot expected to be made available
Publication and dissemination planThis study will be published as part of a MSc thesis and will also be submitted for publication as a short report in a peer reviewed journal. We will intend to publish the laboratory data within 12 months of completing the study.
IPD sharing planThe datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are not expected to be made available as consent was not obtained from the patients.

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/02/2019 Yes No
HRA research summary 28/06/2023 No No

Editorial Notes

24/04/2018: IPD sharing statement and publication reference added.
24/03/2016: Ethics approval information added.