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Can plasma given right away save more burn victims?
NCT ID NCT07212998
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving plasma (a part of blood) as soon as possible to adults with severe burns over at least 20% of their body can lower the chance of death or organ failure. About 750 patients will be randomly assigned to receive either early plasma or standard fluids. The goal is to see if early plasma improves recovery compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Plasma (blood product)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could establish early plasma as a standard treatment to reduce deaths and organ failure after severe burns.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 750 participants, so results may not apply to all burn patients. Plasma transfusion also carries risks like allergic reactions or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Estimated ≥ 20% Total Body Surface Area burn/thermal injury with 2nd or 3rd degree depth * Anticipated admission to burn ICU Exclusion Criteria: * Estimated rBaux score \<55 * Not expected to survive \>24 hours * Wearing NO PREEVENT opt-out bracelet * Age \> 75 or \< 18 years of age * Concomitant traumatic injury with hemorrhagic shock * Isolated chemical burn/injury * Isolated deep electrical burn/injury * Known prisoner * Known pregnancy * Cardiac arrest with \> 5 continuous minutes of CPR * Concern for anoxic injury/ fixed pupils bilaterally * Objection to study voiced by subject or family member at the scene or at the emergency department/burn center
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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