New study aims to uncover why ECMO patients bleed
NCT ID NCT07580469
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how well platelets work in patients on a life-support machine called ECMO, which helps people with severe lung or heart problems. The goal is to understand why these patients often have dangerous bleeding. Researchers will measure platelet function over time and see if it relates to bleeding events. The study involves 40 adults in intensive care and does not test any new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The study population will be selected from adult patients requiring venovenous ECMO support and admitted to the general intensive care unit of Hôpital Rangueil (Toulouse University Hospital), a regional referral center for ECMO in Occitanie West. Patients may be transferred from other hospitals in the region or directly managed at Hôpital Rangueil following ECMO implantation.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged ≥ 18 years * No objection to participation in the study, obtained from a relative or trusted person; if no relative is available, inclusion under emergency procedure (pending patient or relative non-opposition) * Patients requiring admission to the general intensive care unit of Hôpital Rangueil for venovenous ECMO * Equipped with an arterial catheter for blood sampling * Ability to undergo the 4 blood draws relevant to the study * Receiving therapeutic anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin * Enrolled in a social security program or equivalent * No measures for Limitation and Withdrawal of Therapy have been implemented Exclusion Criteria: * Minors * Patients under court-appointed guardianship or conservatorship * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Hematological disease (leukemia, lymphoma) or constitutional thrombocytopenia * Platelet transfusion within 7 days prior to enrollment * Indication for immediate emergency ECMO preventing blood sampling before placement * Post-cardiotomy * Patient on antiplatelet therapy * Severe thrombocytopenia \<50 G/L * Other invasive mechanical support such as Impella®, intra-aortic balloon pump, or Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
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Locations
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UHToulouse
Toulouse, France
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