Finding the best blood plan for tiniest babies
NCT ID NCT01702805
Summary
This large trial aimed to find the best approach for giving blood transfusions to extremely premature, very low birth weight babies. It compared a 'liberal' strategy (giving more transfusions) to a 'restrictive' strategy (giving fewer) to see which one better helped babies survive without long-term brain development problems. The goal was to provide clearer guidance for doctors on a common but inconsistently practiced treatment.
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Locations
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Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States
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Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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RTI International
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Univeristy of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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