Effects of Donor-recipient Sex-matched Blood Transfusion on Patient Outcomes
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Red Blood Cell Transfusions
Sex Differences
Health Services
Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients
Hematology
Cardiovascular
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Participants needed
- 11,082 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Michelle Zeller · Other
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About This Trial
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are selected based upon matching donor and recipient blood group: donor and recipient sex are not considered when selecting blood for transfusion. Hence, transfused patients can currently receive sex-matched and/or unmatched RBCs when transfusions are given. Sex-matched stem cell transplants, and some solid organ transplants, have shown that sex-matching donor to …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults (age ≥18);
* Admission to a participating ICU;
* Requiring RBC transfusion.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Requirement for a specialized RBC product or unit not readily available in inventory (e.g., rare blood type, washed RBCs, complex RBC antibodies, etc.);
* Massively bleed…
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