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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02118428
Date of registration: 27/02/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Terumo BCTbio
Public title: Clinical and Biological Efficacy of Mirasol-treated Fresh Whole Blood for the Prevention of Transfusion-transmitted Malaria AIMS
Scientific title: AIMS Study: African Investigation of Mirasol System for Whole Blood. Clinical and Biological Efficacy of Mirasol-treated Fresh Whole Blood for the Prevention of Transfusion-transmitted Malaria
Date of first enrolment: March 2014
Target sample size: 227
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02118428
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Ghana
Contacts
Name:     Shirley Owusu-Ofori, MD
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Affiliation:  Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age = 18 years

- Patient is blood group O+

- Anticipated to be hospitalized for at least 3 consecutive days after initial study
transfusion

- Expected to require no more than 2 units of Fresh Whole Blood in the 3 days following
randomization

- Agree to return to the hospital for the follow-up visits

- Women of Child Bearing Potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours
before randomization when warranted and must agree to practice a medically acceptable
contraception regimen or agree to abstain from heterosexual intercourse during their
study participation.

- Patient or legally authorized representative has given written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Symptoms of clinical malaria (confirmed by microscopy)

- Patient has received antimalarial treatment within 7 days prior to randomization

- Fever (Central body temperature greater than 38.5°C)

- Massive bleeding expected to require more than two Fresh Whole Blood units within 3
days from randomization

- Transfusion(s) of a blood product within 1 month prior to randomization

- Acute or chronic medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would
impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol treatment

- Previous treatment with other pathogen-reduced blood products

- Females who are pregnant



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malaria
Intervention(s)
Biological: Untreated Whole Blood
Device: Mirasol-treated Whole Blood
Primary Outcome(s)
Percentage of Participants With Incidence of Transfusion-transmitted Malaria [Time Frame: Up to 28 (+4) days after the initial whole blood transfusion (measured within 24 hours prior to each transfusion and at 24 (± 4) hours, 2 days, 3 days, 7 (+1) days, and 28 (+4) days after the initial whole blood transfusion)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Hematology Parameter in Fresh Whole Blood Products - Platelet Count [Time Frame: Post-blood product collection (Day -7 to Day 0 per transfusion), prior to transfusion (Day 0 per transfusion)]
Hematology Parameter in Patients - Hematocrit [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 28]
Hematology Parameter in Patients - Platelet Count [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 28]
Hematology Parameter in Patients - Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 28]
Hematology Parameter in Patients - Total Hemoglobin [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 28]
Biochemistry Parameter in Patients - Potassium [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3]
Coagulation Parameter in Patients - International Normalized Ratio (INR) [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3]
Hematology Parameter in Fresh Whole Blood (FWB) Products - Hematocrit [Time Frame: Post-blood product collection (Day -7 to Day 0 per transfusion), prior to transfusion (Day 0 per transfusion)]
Hematology Parameter in Fresh Whole Blood Products - Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count [Time Frame: Post-blood product collection (Day -7 to Day 0 per transfusion), prior to transfusion (Day 0 per transfusion)]
Biochemistry Parameter in Fresh Whole Blood Products - Potassium [Time Frame: Post-blood product collection (Day -7 to Day 0 per transfusion), prior to transfusion (Day 0 per transfusion)]
Hematology Parameter in Fresh Whole Blood Products - White Blood Cell (WBC) Count [Time Frame: Post-blood product collection (Day -7 to Day 0 per transfusion), prior to transfusion (Day 0 per transfusion)]
Coagulation Parameter in Patients - Prothrombin Time [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3]
Hematology Parameter in Fresh Whole Blood Products - Total Hemoglobin [Time Frame: Post-blood product collection (Day -7 to Day 0 per transfusion), prior to transfusion (Day 0 per transfusion)]
Hematology Parameter in Patients - White Blood Cell (WBC) Count [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 28]
Bacterial Contamination of Fresh Whole Blood (FWB) Products [Time Frame: immediately post-blood product collection & within 7 days before transfusion, post-Mirasol treatment (within 24 hours post-blood product collection) & within 7 days before transfusion]
Coagulation Parameter in Patients - Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 2, 3]
Secondary ID(s)
CTS-5031
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 10/05/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02118428
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