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    Clinical Trial Results:
    GDT in Urgent Abdominal Surgery - A Clinical Randomized Trial

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2015-000563-14
    Trial protocol
    DK  
    Global end of trial date
    05 Nov 2018

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    23 May 2020
    First version publication date
    23 May 2020
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    2014-734
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    -
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Holbaek Sygehus, Department of Surgery
    Sponsor organisation address
    Smedelundsgade 60, Holbaek, Denmark, 4300
    Public contact
    Surgical department, att. GAS-ART, Holbaek Sygehus, Research unit, +45 594840004344, bbrn@regionsjaelland.dk
    Scientific contact
    Surgical department, att. GAS-ART, Holbaek Sygehus, Research unit, +45 594840004344, bbrn@regionsjaelland.dk
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    04 Dec 2019
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    05 Nov 2018
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    05 Nov 2018
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    We hypothesized that IV-fluid therapy to near maximum stroke volume followed by zero fluid balance could improve the outcome of patients undergoing major emergency surgery compared to IV-fluid therapy guided by blood pressure.
    Protection of trial subjects
    Treated in routine care.
    Background therapy
    Standard surgical and medical care of obstructive bowel disease or gastrointestinal perforation.
    Evidence for comparator
    Best known standard of peroperative fluid care in patients undergoing emergency surgery for bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal perforation (according to PULP-trial and River´s study in patients with sepsis).
    Actual start date of recruitment
    01 Aug 2015
    Long term follow-up planned
    Yes
    Long term follow-up rationale
    Scientific research
    Long term follow-up duration
    3 Months
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    Yes
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Denmark: 304
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    304
    EEA total number of subjects
    304
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    113
    From 65 to 84 years
    151
    85 years and over
    40

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Recruitment from 5 centres. August 2015 to august 2018.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    We screened patients with radiologically verified obstructive bowel disease or gastrointestinal perforation. Exclusion criteria was ASA 5, intraabdominal surgery within the last 30 days, dialysis on a regular basis, patients unable to give informed consent, children, pregnant women.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Intervention (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Randomised - controlled
    Blinding used
    Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    Assessor blinding

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    Flow controlled group
    Arm description
    Fluid therapy controlled by stroke volume.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Saline solution
    Investigational medicinal product code
    PR2
    Other name
    Sodium chloride solution 0.9%
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for infusion
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Per day up to 4000 ml (adjusted individually) administered intravenously

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Human Albumin 5%
    Investigational medicinal product code
    PR1
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Infusion
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Per day up to 4000 ml (adjusted individually) administered intravenously.

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Ringer's solution
    Investigational medicinal product code
    PR3
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Infusion
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Per day up to 4000 ml (adjusted individually) administered intravenously

    Arm title
    Pressure controlled group
    Arm description
    Standard fluid therapy
    Arm type
    No intervention

    Investigational medicinal product name
    No investigational medicinal product assigned in this arm
    Number of subjects in period 1
    Flow controlled group Pressure controlled group
    Started
    151
    153
    Completed
    151
    153

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Flow controlled group
    Reporting group description
    Fluid therapy controlled by stroke volume.

    Reporting group title
    Pressure controlled group
    Reporting group description
    Standard fluid therapy

    Reporting group values
    Flow controlled group Pressure controlled group Total
    Number of subjects
    151 153 304
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0 0 0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0 0 0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0 0 0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0 0 0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0 0 0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0 0 0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    50 63 113
        From 65-84 years
    79 72 151
        85 years and over
    22 18 40
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        median (inter-quartile range (Q1-Q3))
    71 (61 to 81) 70 (61 to 80) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    81 87 168
        Male
    70 66 136
    Diagnosis
    Units: Subjects
        Obstructive bowel disease
    116 115 231
        Gastrointestinal perforation
    35 38 73

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Flow controlled group
    Reporting group description
    Fluid therapy controlled by stroke volume.

    Reporting group title
    Pressure controlled group
    Reporting group description
    Standard fluid therapy

    Primary: Primary end point

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    End point title
    Primary end point
    End point description
    Major complications defined by Clavien-Dindo grade IIIb to grade V.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Follow up 30 days and 90 days.
    End point values
    Flow controlled group Pressure controlled group
    Number of subjects analysed
    151
    153
    Units: 19
    61
    47
    Statistical analysis title
    Primary endpoint
    Comparison groups
    Pressure controlled group v Flow controlled group
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    304
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    superiority
    P-value
    < 0.05
    Method
    Fisher exact
    Parameter type
    Log hazard ratio
    Confidence interval

    Secondary: Secondary end points

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    End point title
    Secondary end points
    End point description
    Clavien-Dindo grade I to grade IIIa. Length of stay, time with mechanical respiratory support, time on dialysis, time in the intensive care unit.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    From time of surgery and until 30 days postoperative.
    End point values
    Flow controlled group Pressure controlled group
    Number of subjects analysed
    151
    153
    Units: 13
    56
    63
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information [1]
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Peri- and postoperative until hospital discharge.
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    Event suspected directly related to the infusion of saline, albumin or Ringer's solution: acute anaphylactic reaction, hypernatremia (s-Na>155mmol/L), central pontine myelinolysis or seizures.
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    18
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Flow
    Reporting group description
    GDT

    Notes
    [1] - There are no non-serious adverse events recorded for these results. It is expected that there will be at least one non-serious adverse event reported.
    Justification: Not relevant
    Serious adverse events
    Flow
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 151 (0.66%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    24
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Electrolyte imbalance
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 151 (0.66%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Flow
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 151 (0.00%)

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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