Trial Outcomes & Findings for Non-Interventional Study About Treatment of Hemorrhages in Thyroid Surgery With TachoSil® (NCT NCT00700141)

NCT ID: NCT00700141

Last Updated: 2012-05-08

Results Overview

Handling (1= very good to 10= very poor) Satisfaction (1= very satisfied to 10= totally unsatisfied) Utility (1= very useful to 10= completely useless)

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

482 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

after surgery

Results posted on

2012-05-08

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
TachoSil® Application
Patients with application of at least one fleece of TachoSil® during thyroid surgery
Overall Study
STARTED
482
Overall Study
COMPLETED
482
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Non-Interventional Study About Treatment of Hemorrhages in Thyroid Surgery With TachoSil®

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
TachoSil® Application
n=482 Participants
Patients with application of at least one fleece of TachoSil® during thyroid surgery
Age Continuous
between 15 and 91 years
53.33 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.39 • n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
343 Participants
n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
139 Participants
n=99 Participants
Number of Participants with the Indicated Hemorrhagic Risk Present
Application of medicines affecting coagulation
96 participants
n=99 Participants
Number of Participants with the Indicated Hemorrhagic Risk Present
Hereditary coagulation disorders
4 participants
n=99 Participants
Number of Participants with the Indicated Hemorrhagic Risk Present
Liver function disorders
3 participants
n=99 Participants
Number of Participants with the Indicated Hemorrhagic Risk Present
Disturbance of the thrombocyte hemostasis
9 participants
n=99 Participants
Number of Participants with the Indicated Hemorrhagic Risk Present
Other risks (M.Basedow, thyroiditis, tumor)
47 participants
n=99 Participants
Number of Participants with the Indicated Hemorrhagic Risk Present
Hyperparathyroidism
80 participants
n=99 Participants
Type of surgery
Enuc
5 participants
n=99 Participants
Type of surgery
1-ST
25 participants
n=99 Participants
Type of surgery
HT
83 participants
n=99 Participants
Type of surgery
2-ST
82 participants
n=99 Participants
Type of surgery
HT+ST
70 participants
n=99 Participants
Type of surgery
TE
217 participants
n=99 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: after surgery

Population: All 482 patients included and treated with TachoSil® \[= Intention to Treat population (ITT)\], missing values not imputed. For one patient missing information in all three scales (Handling, Utility and Satisfaction in the Operation)

Handling (1= very good to 10= very poor) Satisfaction (1= very satisfied to 10= totally unsatisfied) Utility (1= very useful to 10= completely useless)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
TachoSil® Application
n=481 Participants
Patients with application of at least one fleece of TachoSil® during thyroid surgery
Assessment of TachoSil® by the Surgeon With Respect to Handling, Utility and Satisfaction in the Operation, Documented Using 10 Point Numerical Rating Scales
Handling
2.54 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.52
Assessment of TachoSil® by the Surgeon With Respect to Handling, Utility and Satisfaction in the Operation, Documented Using 10 Point Numerical Rating Scales
Satisfaction
2.25 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.80
Assessment of TachoSil® by the Surgeon With Respect to Handling, Utility and Satisfaction in the Operation, Documented Using 10 Point Numerical Rating Scales
Utility
2.42 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.63

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: peri- and post-surgery until hospital discharge

Population: All 482 patients included and treated with TachoSil®, missing values not imputed. Multiple answers possible.

Question: What benefits resulted from the application of TachoSil® during this operation? (different categories to be answered with yes/no)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
TachoSil® Application
n=482 Participants
Patients with application of at least one fleece of TachoSil® during thyroid surgery
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Nerve sparing through atraumatic procedure
355 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Saving/Shortening of operation time
286 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Reduced probability of postoperative complications
277 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Reduced time in overall length of hospital stay
83 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Saving of erythrocyte concentrates
44 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Saving of thrombocyte concentrates
30 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Reduced time in intensive care unit
27 participants
Pharmacoeconomic Benefits as Assessed by the Surgeon
Saving of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
26 participants

Adverse Events

TachoSil® Application

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Medical Responsible

Nycomed Deutschland GmbH

Phone: +49 7531 3666 0

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place