ECMO bleeding mystery: new study probes hidden clotting defects
NCT ID NCT03070912
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 257 emergency patients on ECMO (a heart-lung machine) to understand why many experience serious bleeding. Researchers measured how often bleeding occurred and checked for defects in von Willebrand factor, a key clotting protein. The goal is to find links between ECMO type and bleeding risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better predict and manage bleeding in patients on ECMO support.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct changes in care, and results may not apply to all ECMO patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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257 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patients older than 18 years receiving either veno-arterial or even-venous ECMO and referred at Lille University Hospital
- 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: * informed consent of patient or person in charge * patient supplied by an ECMO for cardiac or respiratory failure and referred to Lille University Hospital * patient affiliated to "french social security" Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant woman * no consent * no affiliation to * patient affiliated to ' * preexisting bleeding disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH ARRAS
Arras, France
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CH Boulogne
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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CH DOUAI
Douai, France
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CH Dunkerque
Dunkirk, 59385, France
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Ch Tourcoing
Tourcoing, France
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Ch Valenciennes
Valenciennes, France
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Hôpital Cardiologie, CHU
Lille, France
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