Octaplas Pediatric Plasma Exchange Trial (Octaplas)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01938378 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 10, 2013
Results First Posted : March 24, 2020
Last Update Posted : March 24, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Adverse Effects in the Therapeutic Use of Plasma Substitutes | Biological: Octaplas™ | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 41 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Multicenter, Post-Marketing Requirement Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Octaplas™ in the Management of Pediatric Patients Who Require Therapeutic Plasma Exchange |
Study Start Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 27, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 27, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Pediatric patients undergoing TPE
octaplas™
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Biological: Octaplas™
octaplas™ infusion solution for IV administration, ABO compatibile. Recommended dose for a plasma exchange is 40 to 60 ml/kg.
Other Name: octaplas |
- Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reactions Caused by the Octaplas™Used for Plasma Exchange. [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up from treatment ]Monitoring of adverse drug reactions caused by the octaplas™used for plasma exchange.
- Monitoring of TEs and TEEs Caused by the Octaplas™Used for Plasma Exchange. [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up from treatment ]Monitoring of Thrombotic Events (TEs) and Thromboembolic Events (TEEs) caused by the octaplas™used for plasma exchange.
- Assessment of Blood Urea Nitrogen Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Chloride Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Creatinine Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Glucose Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Potassium Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Sodium Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Leukocyte Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Erythrocyte Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Hemoglobin Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Hematocrit Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Mean Corpuscular Volume Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Mean Red Cell Distribution Width Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Post-TPE is 30 minutes to 3 hours after TPE end.
- Assessment of Mean Ionized Calcium Levels [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Blood samples compare levels before each TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange), during each TPE, and after each TPE. Pre-TPE is within 24 hours before TPE start; Follow-Up is 24 (+/-2) hours after TPE end.
- Investigator's Assessment of Overall Safety [ Time Frame: up to 8 days including the 24 hour follow-up ]Excellent: defined as the treatment was well tolerated by the patient; Moderate: defined as Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR(s)) were observed, but easily resolved or not clinically significant; Poor: defined as ADR(s) were observed requiring significant medical intervention

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 20 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients in whom therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is required.
- Patient is male or female ≥ 2 years to ≤ 20 years of age.
- Patient or patient's legal representative(s)/guardian(s) has /have given voluntarily written and signed informed consent before any study-related procedure is to be performed. If children are old enough (age usually deemed by each institution) to understand the risks and benefits of the study, they should also be informed and provide their written assent.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patient with known homozygous congenital deficiency of Protein S.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to plasma-derived products or to any excipient of the investigational product.
- Patient has an already known IgA deficiency with documented antibodies against IgA.
- Patient is currently participating in another interventional clinical study or has participated during the past 1 month prior to study inclusion. This is not applicable to non-interventional trials and does not exclude patients who have been exposed to Investigational Medicinal Product with a washout of at least 30 days from enrollment in LAS-213. Concurrent participation in a device study will be considered on a case by case basis.
- Patient is pregnant.
- Use of Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme-inhibitors within 72 hours of the start of the first infusion episode or planned used of these medications while on study.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01938378
United States, Alabama | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Louisiana | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108 | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Octapharma Research Site | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229 |
Study Director: | Wolfgang Frenzel, MD | Medical Director |
Documents provided by Octapharma:
Responsible Party: | Octapharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01938378 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LAS-213 |
First Posted: | September 10, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 24, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | March 24, 2020 |
Last Verified: | March 2020 |
Octaplas |