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Registration number
ACTRN12623001060639
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
1/09/2023
Date registered
4/10/2023
Date last updated
4/10/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
4/10/2023
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Mechanistic Observational Study of Anaemia and Inflammation in patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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Scientific title
A mechanistic, prospective, longitudinal, observational, biobank study of postoperative anaemia and inflammation in patients having cardiac surgery
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
MOSAICS
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Anaemia
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Cardiovascular disease
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Recovery from surgery
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Condition category
Condition code
Cardiovascular
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Other cardiovascular diseases
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Surgery
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Other surgery
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Blood
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Anaemia
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Anaesthesiology
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Other anaesthesiology
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
False
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
The majority of data will be collected from the medical record without the need for patient involvement. Patients will be required to undergo a blood test prior to commencement of surgery, and on postoperative days 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64. The first three of these will be performed as an inpatient. The last three will require the patient to return to hospital to have them performed. This will be timed with routine cardiac rehabilitation after surgery. The patient will also undergo a 6 minute walk test on or about days 32 and 64. This again will be incorporated into rehabilitation.
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Intervention code [1]
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Diagnosis / Prognosis
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Comparator / control treatment
There will be no comparator group.
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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The primary outcome will be the rate of change in haemoglobin concentration in g/L. This will be assessed using a blood test.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Measured at multiple timepoints: postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 2, POD 4, POD 8, POD 14, POD 30 and POD 64
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Secondary outcome [1]
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The secondary outcome will be the rate of change in serum hepcidin (ng/L). This will be assessed using a blood test.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Measured at multiple timepoints: postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 2, POD 4, POD 8, POD 14, POD 30 and POD 64
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
All patients undergoing coronary artery bypass or cardiac valve surgery
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Undergoing cardiac surgery that is not CABG and/or cardiac valve procedures (i.e., ascending aorta or root replacement, solid organ transplantation, etc.)
End-stage renal failure requiring dialysis
Active solid organ malignancy
Taking antibiotic therapy for active infection at time of operation
Acquired/clonal haematological malignancies (including leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplasia, or aplastic anaemia)
Haemoglobinopathy (including a-globin and/or ß-globin gene mutations [thalassaemia] and sickle cell trait)
Inherited red cell membrane disorders (including glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase deficiency)
Active haemolytic processes (mechanical or autoimmune)
Preoperative requirement for erythropoiesis stimulating agents
Age < 18 years
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Surgical plan requiring off-pump technique
Preoperative Hb < 130 g/L if male and < 120 g/L if female
Preoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration > 5 mg/L
Emergency surgery (i.e., following decision to operate, the patient proceeds to surgery before the next business day)
Not willing to attend for blood tests following discharge.
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Longitudinal
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
The analysis will include all recruitment participants. Participant characteristics at time of enrolment, intra-operative data, hospital discharge data, and interview data at POD 32 and 64 will be summarised descriptively.
Laboratory outcomes (including haemoglobin concentration, reticulocyte count, reticulocyte Hb content, and hepcidin) will be summarised descriptively at each timepoint. As the primary purpose of this study is to describe postoperative changes in Hb and hepcidin (and eventually, other biomarkers listed above) between POD 1 and POD 64, a mixed effects model for repeated measures will be used by outcome. In addition, we will describe the relationship between Hb and hepcidin between POD 1 and POD 64 using a joint model for longitudinal continuous outcomes.
Additional exploratory analyses may be contemplated depending on the collected patient characteristics. These will be detailed in a statistical analysis plan prior to commencing the analysis, and might include:
• Pre-operative inflammatory status (as determined by CRP, albumin and hepcidin)
• Pre-operative iron status (as determined by ferritin or transferrin saturation)
• Duration of cardiopulmonary bypass
• Occurrence of postoperative complication (especially postoperative infection)
• Postoperative iron therapy
• Participant sex (male vs. female)
No multiplicity adjustment will be adopted to let readers use their own judgement about the relative weight of the conclusions given the descriptive nature of the study.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/12/2023
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Actual
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/12/2025
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Actual
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
3/02/2026
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Actual
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Sample size
Target
60
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Accrual to date
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Final
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
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Recruitment hospital [1]
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Austin Health - Austin Hospital - Heidelberg
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Recruitment hospital [2]
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The Alfred - Melbourne
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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3084 - Heidelberg
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Recruitment postcode(s) [2]
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3004 - Melbourne
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Name [1]
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Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Foundation
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Address [1]
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630 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC 3004
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne
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Address
159 Barry StreetParkville VIC 3052
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Other collaborator category [1]
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Other
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Name [1]
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The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Address [1]
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30 R0yal Parade, Parkvile VIC 3052
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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145 Studley RoadHeidelberg VIC 3084
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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11/05/2023
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Approval date [1]
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29/08/2023
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Ethics approval number [1]
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HREC/97555/Austin-2023
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Summary
Brief summary
One of the major constituents of mammalian blood is haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is a protein complex bound to red blood cells, and is responsible for the delivery of oxygen to, and removal of carbon dioxide from the tissues. A shortage of haemoglobin is called ‘anaemia’. If a patient has anaemia before or after major surgery, they are more likely to develop a complication after their operation, and more likely to die. The worse the anaemia, the worse the risk. The prevention and treatment of anaemia is therefore of great importance to patients and their clinicians alike, especially patients who have required cardiac surgery, as the incidence of postoperative anaemia in these individuals is very high. However, anaemia is a symptom of a broader problem, not a diagnosis in and of itself. It has many, many potential causes, and while we suspect that anaemia after cardiac surgery is driven by a combination of blood loss and inflammation, this is yet to be proven. In general, the treatments that are available for anaemia that was present after an operation are effectively limited to blood transfusion. However, blood transfusion itself is associated with an increased risk of poor outcome. Because of the lack of treatment options, specialists have been generally incurious about what drives anaemia following an operation. However, over the last ten years, our understanding of the drivers of anaemia in general has improved markedly, which in turn has resulted in the development of several new therapies. Clinicians, therefore, have options that could be useful to treat anaemia after major surgery, including cardiac surgery. However, to apply these new treatments effectively, we must first understand what causes anaemia after cardiac surgery, and for how long this process lasts. The MOSAICS study has been designed with this conundrum in mind and will explore and define the many possible causes of anaemia after cardiac surgery. Volunteers having cardiac surgery at two hospitals will have their blood tested several times following their operation (both in hospital and for the first nine weeks after the operation) to examine the resolution of inflammation postoperatively, and to determine how this influences changes in the body’s handling of iron (a key component of haemoglobin), and the body’s ability to generate new haemoglobin to replace that which was lost during the operation. By determining the underlying cause of anaemia, we can design new studies that will target this cause. If successful, MOSAICS will provide important insights into the causes of postoperative anaemia and identify the best targets for novel treatments for this major problem, that continues to affect outcomes and quality of life for patients who are undergoing cardiac surgery.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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A/Prof Lachlan Miles
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Address
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Austin Health, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg VIC 3084
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Australia
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Phone
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+61457891234
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
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Lachlan Miles
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Address
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Austin Health, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg VIC 3084
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Australia
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Phone
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Lachlan Miles
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Address
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Austin Health, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg VIC 3084
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
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What data in particular will be shared?
De-identified IPD for all patient characteristics
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When will data be available (start and end dates)?
From publication of primary manuscript until mandated secure document destruction 7 years after the end of the study
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Available to whom?
Academic groups not affiliated with industry
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Available for what types of analyses?
Systematic review, meta-analysis, individual patient data meta-analysis
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How or where can data be obtained?
Direct request from the investigators via email at
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
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No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.
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