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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02502773
Date of registration: 13/07/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Public title: Fluid Loading in Abdominal Surgery: Saline Versus Hydroxyethyl Starch (FLASH Study) FLASH
Scientific title: Fluid Loading in Abdominal Surgery: Saline Versus Hydroxyethyl Starch: A Double-blinded Multicenter Prospective Randomized Trial (FLASH Study)
Date of first enrolment: February 2016
Target sample size: 826
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02502773
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
France
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Name:     Olivier HUET
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Affiliation:  CHU Brest
Name:     Lionel VELLY
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Affiliation:  AP-HM
Name:     Willy-Serge MFAM
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Affiliation:  CH ORLEANS
Name:     Vincent PIRIOU
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Affiliation:  CHU LYON
Name:     Thomas LESCOT
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Affiliation:  Hôpital Saint-Antoine (APHP)
Name:     Emmanuel FUTIER
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Name:     Pierre SAINT-LEGER
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Affiliation:  CH VALENCIENNES
Name:     Philippe CUVILLON
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Affiliation:  CHU Nîmes
Name:     Hélène BELOEIL
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Affiliation:  CHU Rennes
Name:     Marion FAUCHER
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Affiliation:  Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Name:     Marc LEONE
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Affiliation:  AP-HM
Name:     Alexandre OUATTARA
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Affiliation:  CHU Bordeaux
Name:     Catherine PAUGAM-BURTZ
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Affiliation:  Hôpital Beaujon
Name:     Julien BUREY
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Affiliation:  Hôpital Tenon (APHP)
Name:     Jean-Etienne BAZIN
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Name:     Gilles LEBUFFE
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Affiliation:  CHRU Lille
Name:     Julien POTTECHER
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Affiliation:  CHRU Strasbourg
Name:     Sébastien BERTRAN
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Affiliation:  CHU Nîmes
Name:     Sigismond LASOCKI
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Angers
Name:     Samir JABER
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Montpellier
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All adult patients who

- Undergo elective or emergency abdominal surgery under general anesthesia

- With an estimated surgical duration greater than or equal to 2 hours

- With moderate-to-high risk of postoperative complications defined by an AKI risk
index= class 3, as defined by the presence of at least 4 of the following factors:
age> 56 years, male gender, intraperitoneal surgery, active congestive heart failure,
ascites, hypertension, emergency surgery, mild or moderate renal insufficiency,
diabetes mellitus treated by oral or insulin therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

The following patients will not be evaluated for inclusion:

- Age <18 years

- Preoperative acute heart failure

- Preoperative acute coronary insufficiency

- Preoperative severe renal failure (defined by creatinine clearance <30 ml/min or
requiring renal replacement therapy)

- Preoperative shock defined by the need for vasoactive amines

- History of allergy with the use of 6% Hydroxethyl starch 130/0.4

- Contraindication to the use of HES: sepsis, burnt patient, renal insufficiency or
dialysis, cerebral hemorrhage, ICU patient , hypervolemia, lung edema, dehydration,
severe hypernatremia or severe hyperchloremia, severe hepatic insufficiency,
congestive heart failure, severe coagulopathy, organ transplant

- Patient's or relative's refusal to participate

- Parturient or breastfeeding woman

- Protected major (guardianship)



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Postoperative Mortality
Postoperative Morbidity
Intervention(s)
Drug: Hydroxethyl starch
Primary Outcome(s)
Pulmonary complication [Time Frame: during the first 14 postoperative days]
Infectious complication [Time Frame: during the first 14 postoperative days]
Renal dysfunction [Time Frame: during the first 14 postoperative days]
Surgical complication [Time Frame: during the first 14 postoperative days]
Cardiovascular complication [Time Frame: during the first 14 postoperative days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Volume of blood loss [Time Frame: during the surgical period and the first 24 postoperative hours]
Cardiovascular complications [Time Frame: within 14 days]
number of units of packed red blood cells [Time Frame: during the surgical period and the first 24 postoperative hours]
All-cause mortality [Time Frame: 3 months]
Infectious complications [Time Frame: within 14 days]
Plasma chloride [Time Frame: from Day-1 to Day-7]
Severity organ failure assessment score from postoperative [Time Frame: Day-1 to Day-7]
Surgical complications [Time Frame: within 14 days]
Unexpected ICU admission (or readmission) following surgery [Time Frame: within 28 days]
All-cause mortality [Time Frame: 28 days]
Respiratory complications [Time Frame: within 14 days]
SIRS score [Time Frame: within 14 days]
C-reactive protein [Time Frame: from Day-1 to Day-7]
Renal complications : oliguria [Time Frame: within 14 days]
Serum lactate [Time Frame: from Day-1 to Day-7]
Total fluid volume [Time Frame: during the surgical period and the first 24 postoperative hours]
Secondary ID(s)
CHU-0242
2014-005575-84
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Agence Nationale de sécurité du Médicament
Société Française Anesthesie-Réanimation (SFAR)
Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique (AOI N° 2013 _ Futier)
Ethics review
Results
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