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Small-Volume Tubes to Reduce Anemia and Transfusion (STRATUS)

NCT03284944 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 369

Last updated 2020-09-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

STRATUS will evaluate the use of small-volume ("soft-draw") blood collection tubes for laboratory testing in reducing anemia and transfusion in intensive care unit patients without significant adverse consequences. This is a simple, cost-neutral intervention that could improve the quality of patient care and reduce the harms of frequent laboratory testing.

Conditions

  • Blood Loss Anemia

Interventions

DEVICE

Small-Volume

Small-volume (2 - 3 mL "soft-draw" Vacutainer tubes, Beckton Dickinson) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), lithium-heparin, citrate, fluoride and silica tubes.

DEVICE

Standard-Volume

Standard-volume (4 - 6 mL Vacutainer tubes, Beckton Dickinson) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), lithium-heparin, citrate, fluoride and silica tubes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Population Health Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deborah Siegal, MD · Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences

  • Stuart Connolly, MD · Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-01
Primary Completion
2018-02-07
Completion
2018-12-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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