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ErythroPOietin Alfa to Prevent Mortality and Reduce Severe Disability in Critically Ill TRAUMA Patients
Sponsor: Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Summary
The EPO-TRAUMA study is a prospective, multi-centre, double-blind, phase III, randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of epoetin alfa compared to placebo in reducing mortality and severe disability at six months in critically ill trauma patients. 2500 mechanically ventilated ICU patients admitted with a primary trauma diagnosis presenting to the ICU will be recruited into the study from participating study centres in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Saudi Arabia.
Official title: A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Erythropoietin Alfa Versus Placebo in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients Following Traumatic Injury
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
2500
Start Date
2020-11-09
Completion Date
2027-08-31
Last Updated
2025-07-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Epoetin Alfa 40000 UNT/ML
Epoetin alfa 40,000IU 1mL pre-filled syringe given as subcutaneous injection.
Sodium Chloride 0.9%
Sodium Chloride 0.9% 1mL in volume given as subcutaneous injection.
Locations (41)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
St George Hospital
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
John Hunter Hospital
New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
Royal North Shore Hospital
Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Royal Darwin Hospital
Tiwi, Northern Territory, Australia
Cairns Hospital
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, Queensland, Australia
Gold Coast University Hospital
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Flinders Medical Centre
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Belgium
HUB Hopital Erasme
Brussels, Belgium
CHU-Charleroi Chimay
Charleroi, Belgium
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Genk, Belgium
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium
CHR de la Citadelle de LIEGE
Liège, Belgium
Helsinki University Hospital (HUS)
Helsinki, Finland
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Finland
Turku University Hospital
Turku, Finland
University Hospital Münster
Münster, Germany
Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, Ireland
Cork University Hospital
Cork, Ireland
St Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Auckland City Hospital
Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
Middlemore Hospital
Auckland, Otahuhu, New Zealand
Waikato Hospital
Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Wellington Hospital
Newtown, Wellington Region, New Zealand
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
University Medical Centre Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
University Hospital Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
Lucerne, Switzerland
St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland