Clinical trial NCT02565836: Fixed-dose Activated Versus Variable-dose Inactivated Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Warfarin-associated Major Bleed
Official title: Reversal of Warfarin-associated Major Hemorrhage: a Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study of Fixed-dose Activated (FEIBA VH) Versus Variable-dose Inactivated (Kcentra) Prothrombin Complex Concentrate
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Hemorrhage
Keywords: Vitamin K 1
prothrombin complex concentrates
warfarin
Lead sponsor: Rush University Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
First posted: 2015-10-01
Enrollment: 342
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients administered a prothrombin complex concentrate as part of routine care for INR normalization due to a major bleed will be assessed for inclusion.

Brief summary: This study aims to assess a fixed-dose regimen of activated prothrombin complex concentrate (FEIBA VH, Baxter) versus the variable, manufacturer recommended, dose regimen of inactivated prothrombin complex concentrate (Kcentra, CSL Behring) for reversal of warfarin-associated major hemorrhage.

Detailed description: Warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist (VKA), is the most frequently prescribed oral anticoagulant. Warfarin-associated major hemorrhage occurs at a rate of 1.7% to 3.4% in routine clinical practice and warrants rapid reversal of anticoagulation by correcting supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) values.

Warfarin inhibits synthesis of vitamin K dependent coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X, and strategies for reversal of warfarin-associated coagulopathy are aimed at restoring deficient factors. Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) contain the coagulation factors which warfarin inhibits and are an attractive option for rapid reversal due to ease of reconstitution and no requirement for blood-type matching.

Manufacturer dosing recommendations exist for PCCs based on patient weight, baseline INR, and target INR, but studies have suggested fixed dosing strategies in an effort to determine the most efficacious dose for VKA-reversal while sparing adverse events. These studies have also utilized different PCC formulations, with some studies utilizing 4-factor activated PCC (aPCC), which denotes product containment of factor VII in an activated state.

In the United States, product availability is limited to a single 4-factor aPCC (FEIBA VH, Baxter) indicated for hemophilia patients with inhibitors and a single 4-factor inactivated PCC (Kcentra, CSL Behring) approved for VKA-reversal. Various institutions choose to utilize off-label fixed dosing strategies of 4-factor aPCC in an effort to administer the lowest possible dose to reverse VKAs, while others utilize manufacturer recommended dosing of 4-factor inactivated PCC.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pre-treatment INR lab value greater than 1.5
* Receipt of treatment with a 4-factor PCC for INR normalization due to warfarin-associated major hemorrhage

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients treated with a PCC for an urgent invasive procedure without active hemorrhage
* Patients treated with PCC not taking a VKA
* Unavailable pre- or post-treatment INR lab values
* Pregnant patients

Primary outcomes:
measure: Achievement of INR less than or equal to 1.5
timeFrame: 60 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Incidence of mortality or thrombotic events
timeFrame: 30 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Rush University Medical Center
name: Gary D Peksa, PharmD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: advocate christ medical center
name: Robert Mokszycki, PharmD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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