Phase
Condition
Hemorrhage
Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Hyponatremia
Treatment
ResQFoam
Clinical Study ID
Ages > 15 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Estimated age of 15 years or older (or subject weight estimated at greater than 50kg if age is unknown)
Emergent, exsanguinating hemorrhage, from abdominal source as defined by:
Class III or IV hemorrhagic shock or
Assessment of Blood Consumption (ABC) score ≥ 2
- Confirmation of abdominal hemorrhage by:
Direct visualization or
Positive Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) or
Diagnostic Peritoneal Aspiration (DPA)
No other known, uncontrolled active sources of hemorrhage
Subject is intubated and sedated per local guidelines
Decision to administer foam is made within 30 minutes of admission to the emergencydepartment.
Decision made to proceed to emergent laparotomy made within 30 minutes of admissionto the emergency department.
Definitive surgical care is expected to occur within three hours of foam deployment
Subject must also be receiving concurrent transfusion of fluids or blood products.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Known or suspected major diaphragm injury
Known or suspected untreated pneumothorax
Known or suspected untreated hemothorax
Known or suspected blunt or penetrating cardiac or thoracic aortic trauma
Traumatic brain injury resulting in decapitation, visible brain matter or considerednon- survivable based on initial physical exam
Received greater than five consecutive minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation inthe pre-emergency department setting
Patients with Pulseless Electrical Activity
Known allergy to isocyanate
Known or suspected pregnancy
History of prior abdominal surgery or evidence of abdominal surgery (scars)
Disrupted abdominal wall that, in the opinion of the investigator would precludeResQFoam from being adequately contained within the abdominal cavity
Subject in whom the abdominal aortic junctional tourniquet (AAJT) or ResuscitativeEndovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) techniques have been used
Known Prisoners
Subjects with burns > 20% of total body surface area
Subject/legally authorized representative/subject family member purposefully optedout of participation in the study
Known Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) or Physician Orders for Life SustainingTreatment (POLST)
Known enrollment in another randomized, interventional study
Study Design
Connect with a study center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
United StatesSite Not Available
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
United StatesActive - Recruiting
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