Could less be more? new study rethinks blood transfusions for kids on ECMO

NCT ID NCT05405426

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This study looks at whether giving red blood cell transfusions only when a child is bleeding or not getting enough oxygen, instead of following a fixed hemoglobin level, can reduce organ failure and improve brain development. It involves 228 children under 6 years old on ECMO life support. The goal is to find a safer, more personalized approach to transfusion in critically ill children.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Children's Health Dallas University of Texas Southwestern

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Inova Children's Hospital

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Lurie Children's Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

  • Riley Children's Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

  • University of Michigan Medical Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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