| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN71177341 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 29/09/2006 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0196161708 |
| Public title | The role of reinfusion drains in reducing transfusion requirements following primary total hip arthroplasty |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Surgery: Total hip replacement (THR) |
| Study hypothesis | Does the use of reinfusion drains offer clinically significant benefits in terms of minimising the need for homologous blood transfusion? |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | No ethics information provided as of 29 September 2006 |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 150 patients having total hip replacement (THR) |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Patients requiring post operative anti-coagulation |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/02/2005 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/12/2006 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 150 |
| Interventions | Prospective randomised controlled trial of re-infusion drains vs no re-infusion drains |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Requirement for blood transfusion |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
NHS R&D Support Funding |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Dr Robert Alcock |
| Contact details | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt
Orthopaedic Hospital
Oswestry
United Kingdom
SY10 7AG |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN71177341 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
