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Use of Pediatric Size Phlebotomy Tubes in Adult Critically Ill Patients to Reduce Red Blood Cell Transfusions

NCT03286465 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2021-08-30

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Summary

This study will evaluate the hypothesis that the use of pediatric size phlebotomy tubes reduces red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with the use of adult size tubes.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Pediatric phlebotomy tubes

Use of pediatric size tubes for diagnostic blood collection.

DEVICE

Adult phlebotomy tubes

Use of adult size tubes for diagnostic blood collection.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier Barreda Garcia, MD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-07
Primary Completion
2018-09-30
Completion
2018-09-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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