Efficacy and Safety Study of BERIPLEX® P/N Compared With Plasma in Patients on Anticoagulant Therapy Who Require Emergency Surgery or Invasive Intervention


Tracking Information

Start Date  ICMJEOctober 2008
Estimated Primary Completion DateJuly 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: December 4, 2008)
  • Hemostatic efficacy in preventing excessive hemorrhages during emergency surgical or invasive interventions [ Time Frame: Start of infusion until immediately after surgery/intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of subjects who have a rapid decrease of the INR [ Time Frame: 30 minutes after end of infusion ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJESame as current
Change HistoryComplete list of historical versions of study NCT00803101 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE 
 (submitted: May 26, 2009)
  • Plasma levels of coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X, protein C and protein S [ Time Frame: 3 hours after administration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of subjects who have a rapid decrease of INR, defined as an INR value of 1.3 or less [ Time Frame: 30 minutes from start of infusion ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • 45-day all-cause mortality [ Time Frame: 45 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Volume of wound drainage [ Time Frame: Until cessation of wound drainage ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Time between last suture and cessation of wound drainage [ Time Frame: Until cessation of wound drainage ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Time to INR correction (INR ≤ 1.3) from start of infusion [ Time Frame: Start of infusion until specified INR decrease ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Time to INR correction (INR ≤ 1.3) from randomization [ Time Frame: Time of randomization until specified INR decrease ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Estimated blood loss [ Time Frame: prior to, during, and after surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Use of other blood products and hemostatic agents [ Time Frame: Time of randomization to 24 hours after infusion start ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE 
 (submitted: December 4, 2008)
  • Response and in vivo recovery (IVR) of coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X, protein C and protein S [ Time Frame: 3 hours after administration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of subjects who have a rapid decrease of INR, defined as an INR value of 1.3 or less [ Time Frame: 30 minutes from start of infusion ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • 45 day all cause mortality [ Time Frame: 45 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Volume of wound drainage [ Time Frame: Until cessation of wound drainage ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Time between last suture and cessation of wound drainage [ Time Frame: Until cessation of wound drainage ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Descriptive Information

Brief Title  ICMJEEfficacy and Safety Study of BERIPLEX® P/N Compared With Plasma in Patients on Anticoagulant Therapy Who Require Emergency Surgery or Invasive Intervention
Official Title  ICMJEAn Open-label, Randomized, Multicenter Phase IIIb Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerance of BERIPLEX® P/N Compared With Plasma for Rapid Reversal of Coagulopathy Induced by Coumarin Derivatives in Subjects Requiring Emergency Surgery or Invasive Intervention
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerance of Beriplex® P/N compared with plasma in regard to rapid reversal of coagulopathy induced by coumarin derivatives in subjects who require immediate correction of INR because of emergency surgery or urgent invasive intervention.

Detailed Description 
Study PhasePhase III
Study Type  ICMJEInterventional
Study Design  ICMJETreatment, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Condition  ICMJEReversal of Coagulopathy
Intervention  ICMJE
  • Biological: Beriplex® P/N
    Intravenous infusion, dosage depending on baseline INR, amount of coagulation factor IX and body-weight.
  • Biological: Fresh frozen plasma
    Intravenous infusion, dosage depending on baseline INR and body weight
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
  • Beriplex® P/N: Experimental
    Intervention: Biological: Beriplex® P/N
  • Fresh frozen plasma: Active Comparator
    Intervention: Biological: Fresh frozen plasma

Recruitment Information

Estimated Enrollment  ICMJE155
Estimated Completion DateJuly 2011
Estimated Primary Completion DateJuly 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria  ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female subjects ≥ 18 years,
  • Subjects who have received oral anticoagulation therapy (e.g., warfarin, acenocoumarol or phenprocoumon) and in whom either an emergency surgical or an invasive intervention is indicated. Due to the nature of the procedure, withdrawal of anticoagulation therapy and plasma are also indicated,
  • INR ≥ 2 within 3 hours before start of study treatment,
  • Informed consent has been obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with emergency surgical procedures in which, according to the surgeon's clinical judgment, an accurate estimate of blood loss is not possible (e.g., ruptured aneurysm).
  • Administration of intravenous vitamin K more than 3 hours or administration of oral vitamin K more than 6 hours prior to infusion of study treatment,
  • Expected survival of less than 3 days,
  • Acute trauma for which reversal of vitamin K antagonists alone would not be expected to control an acute bleeding complication and/or control the acute bleeding event,
  • History of thrombotic event, myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, cerebral vascular accident, transient ischemic attack, severe peripheral vascular disease, disseminated intravascular coagulation within 3 months of enrolment,
  • Known history of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or lupus anticoagulant antibodies,
  • Suspected or confirmed sepsis at time of enrolment,
  • A previous thromboembolic event within 30 days prior to the inclusion into the study,
  • Administration of whole blood, plasma, plasma fractions or platelets within 2 weeks prior to inclusion into study. Note: Administration of packed red blood cells is not an exclusion criterion,
  • Pre-existing progressive fatal disease with a life expectancy of less than 2 months,
  • Known inhibitors to coagulation factors II, VII, IX, or X; or hereditary protein C or protein S deficiency; or heparin-induced, type II thrombocytopenia,
  • Treatment with any other investigational medicinal product within 30 days prior to inclusion into the study,
  • Presence or history of hypersensitivity to components of study medication,
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women,
  • Prior inclusion in this study or any other CSL Behring sponsored Beriplex study,
  • For subjects with intracranial hemorrhage with:Glasgow Coma Score <10, modified Rankin Score > 3 prior to ICH,Intracerebral hemorrhage, Epidural hematomas, Infratentorial hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) subjects with a Hunt and Hess scale > 2, Subdural hematomas that:are judged to be an acute subdural hematoma (based on neurosurgeon review)or have a concurrent SAH or parenchymal contusion
GenderBoth
Ages18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
Contacts  ICMJE
Contact: Central Contact: Clinical Trials Registration Coordinatorclinicaltrials@cslbehring.com
Location Countries  ICMJEUnited States,   Armenia,   Belarus,   Bulgaria,   Romania,   Russian Federation,   Ukraine

Administrative Information

NCT ID  ICMJENCT00803101
Responsible PartyGlobal Head Clinical Research & Development, CSL Behring
Study ID Numbers  ICMJE1474, BE1116_3003, EUDRACT-Number 2007-007862-39
Study Sponsor  ICMJECSL Behring
Collaborators  ICMJE 
Investigators  ICMJE
Study Director:Program Director, Clinical R&DCSL Behring
Information Provided ByCSL Behring