Tiny study aims to find safer clotting drugs for trauma patients
NCT ID NCT07290634
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of 4 severely injured trauma patients who needed large blood transfusions. It compares two drugs that help blood clot—prothrombin complex concentrate and recombinant activated factor VIIa—to see which causes fewer dangerous blood clots and other complications. The goal is to learn which drug might be safer for these critically ill patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prothrombin complex concentrate and recombinant activated factor VIIa
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the safest blood-clotting drug for trauma patients needing massive transfusions, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early retrospective study with only 4 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The study only observes past events, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This will be a retrospective cohort study conducted between 1 January 2023 to 1 October 2025 at University of Florida Jacksonville trauma center. The study will evaluate the impact of Prothrombin Complex, recombinant activated factor VII, and their combination on outcomes in adult trauma patients undergoing massive transfusion.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years * Trauma patients directly admitted from the scene with highest-level trauma activation: Injury -Severity Score (ISS) \>15. * Requirement for massive transfusion, defined as ≥3 units packed red blood cells (PRBC) within the first hour or ≥10 PRBC within the first 24 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Traumatic cardiac injury * Death anticipated within the first hour of admission: ISS score \>49 * Pre-injury anticoagulant therapy * Known pregnancy * Pre-injury terminal illness
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UF Health Jacksonville (Shands Hospital)
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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UF Health Jacksonville (Shands Hospital)
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32218, United States
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