drugset / Trial / NCT01418521

Safety and Effectiveness of a Balanced 3rd Generation HES Solution (Tetraspan®) After Cardiac Surgery

NCT01418521

Phase 4 Unknown 300 enrolled Rambam Health Care Campus
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is to show that a 3rd generation HES (Hydroxyethyl Starch) solution - Tetraspan® is as good as in terms of safety and effectiveness as the commonly used albumin based solution for volume replacement after the surgery.

Timeline

Start
2011-08
Primary completion
2013-07
Completion
2013-08

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Ringer- albumin Other / unclassified 20 %
Subject Tetraspan Other / unclassified 6 %

Indications

No indication recorded.