HEMOBLAST Pivotal Clinical Investigation
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02780869 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 24, 2016
Results First Posted : November 7, 2018
Last Update Posted : December 27, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hemostasis | Device: HEMOBLAST Bellows Device: Absorbable gelatin sponge, USP with thrombin | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 258 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter, Pivotal, Clinical Investigation Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of HEMOBLAST Bellows in Cardiothoracic, Abdominal, and Orthopedic Lower Extremity Surgeries |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 18, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 1, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 27, 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Investigational
HEMOBLAST Bellows
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Device: HEMOBLAST Bellows |
Active Comparator: Control
Absorbable gelatin sponge, USP with thrombin
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Device: Absorbable gelatin sponge, USP with thrombin |
- Proportion of Subjects Achieving Hemostasis [ Time Frame: Intraoperative, 6 Minutes Post-Application ]The proportion of subjects achieving hemostasis at 6 minutes post-hemostat application was calculated. Hemostasis was defined as a grade of 0 (None/Dry) on the Surface Bleeding Severity Scale, with additional grades, ranging from 1 (Minimal/Oozing) to 5 (Extreme/Gushing), considered a failure of hemostasis.
- Product Preparation Time [ Time Frame: Intraoperative ]The average time from the opening of the package to the product being ready to use, measured in minutes and seconds.
- Proportion of Subjects Achieving Hemostasis [ Time Frame: Intraoperative, 3 Minutes Post-Application ]The proportion of subjects achieving hemostasis at 3 minutes post-hemostat application was calculated

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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• Subject is undergoing an elective open cardiothoracic, abdominal, or orthopedic lower extremity surgery;
- Subject or an authorized legal representative is willing and able to give prior written informed consent for investigation participation;
- Subject undergoing cardiothoracic surgery is not allergic to protamine; and
- Subject is 21 years of age or older.
Exclusion Criteria:
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• Subject is undergoing a laparoscopic, thoracoscopic, or robotic surgical procedure;
- Subject is undergoing a neurologic surgical procedure;
- Subject is undergoing a spinal surgical procedure;
- Subject is undergoing an emergency surgical procedure;
- Subject is pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant during the follow-up period, or actively breast-feeding;
- Subject has a clinically significant coagulation disorder or disease, defined as a platelet count < 100,000 per microliter or International Normalized Ratio > 1.5 within 4 weeks of surgery;
- Subject receiving intravenous heparin within 12 hours before surgery or oral Coumadin within 2 days before surgery;
- Subject receiving antiplatelet medications within 5 days prior to surgery;
- Subject undergoing abdominal or orthopedic lower extremity surgery receiving aspirin within 7 days prior to surgery;
- Subject has an active or suspected infection at the surgical site;
- Subject has had or has planned to receive any organ transplantation;
- Subject has a known sensitivity or allergy to bovine and/or porcine substance(s) or any other component(s) of the hemostatic agent;
- Subject has ASA classification of 5;
- Subject has a life expectancy of less than 3 months;
- Subject has a known psychiatric disorder, which in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would preclude the subject from completing this clinical study;
- Subject has a documented severe congenital or acquired immunodeficiency;
- Subject has religious or other objections to porcine, bovine, or human components;
- Subject in whom the investigational or control device will be used at the site of a valve replacement or repair;
- Subject in whom the investigational or control device will be used at the site of a synthetic graft or patch implant;
- Subject is currently participating or has participated in another clinical trial within the past 30 days and is receiving/has received an investigational drug, device, or biologic agent; and
- Subject is not appropriate for inclusion in the clinical trial, per the medical opinion of the Principal Investigator.
Intraoperative Eligibility Criteria:
- Subject does not have an active or suspected infection at the surgical site;
- Subject undergoing cardiothoracic surgery with anticoagulation must have anticoagulation reversed prior to target bleeding site (TBS) identification and treatment;
- Subject in whom the Investigator is able to identify a TBS for which any applicable conventional means for hemostasis are ineffective or impractical; and
- Subject has a TBS with an SBSS score of 1, 2, or 3.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02780869

Principal Investigator: | William Chapman, MD | Washington University School of Medicine |
Documents provided by Biom'Up France SAS:
Responsible Party: | Biom'Up France SAS |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02780869 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ETC 2015-002 |
First Posted: | May 24, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | November 7, 2018 |
Last Update Posted: | December 27, 2018 |
Last Verified: | December 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Thrombin Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable Hemostatics Coagulants |