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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/093101 [Registered on: 14/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Red Blood Cell (RBC) Genotyping - A Boon For Transfusion Dependent Patients 
Scientific Title of Study   Red Blood Cell (RBC) Genotyping - A Panacea For Transfusion Dependent Patients 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr G Kavitha 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Madras Medical College 
Address  Department of Transfusion Medicine Institute Of Obstetrics and Gynecology Madras Medical College

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600003
India 
Phone  9003017065  
Fax    
Email  kavitharaja2006@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr G Kavitha 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Madras Medical College 
Address  Department of Transfusion Medicine Institute Of Obstetrics and Gynecology Madras Medical College

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600003
India 
Phone  9003017065  
Fax    
Email  kavitharaja2006@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr G Kavitha 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Madras Medical College 
Address  Department of Transfusion Medicine Institute Of Obstetrics and Gynecology Madras Medical College

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600003
India 
Phone  9003017065  
Fax    
Email  kavitharaja2006@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AcSIR funding for young faculty PhD program (ICMR) 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Indian Council of Medical Research 
Address  V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan, P.O. Box No. 4911 Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029, India 
Type of Sponsor  Government funding agency 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr G Kavitha  Rajiv Gandhi government General Hospital  204, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Blood Centre Park Town Chennai 600003
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9003017065

kavitharaja2006@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Madras Medical College  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: D55-D59||Hemolytic anemias,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Genotype matched packed red cells  both patient and donor genotyped and matched transfusion is done for 5 years 
Comparator Agent  Regular cross match compatible Packed Red cells  Institution based Regular cross match compatible Packed Red cells for transfusion dependent patients for 5years 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Transfusion dependent Patients,
Antenatal Mother Rh Negative
Rh Positive Antenatal Mothers with ICT positive
Hemolytic disease of fetus and new born
Willing to participate in the Study 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Transfusion dependent Patients who are not Willing to participate in the Study 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to create indigenous blood group genome sequencing among south indian population  Baseline genotyping
IAT will be done every 6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To study the immune regulation among transfusion dependent patients
To determine the association between HLA & allo antibody formation among transfusion dependent patients 
Baseline HLA After transfusion of Red cells Interleukins tested 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="1000"
Sample Size from India="1000" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   09/02/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="5"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Red blood cells (RBC) are the most commonly transfused blood product globally. Approximately 85 million RBC units/year are transfused to treat hematological conditions like severe anemia, leukemia, stem cell transplants, severe hemorrhage, and sickle cell disease (SCD).1 While these transfusions are essential, patients requiring repetitive transfusion are at a high risk of alloimmunization that can lead to delayed or acute hemolytic transfusion reactions (HTRs), fetal anemia, and complications during pregnancy.2 Red blood cells (RBCs), or erythrocytes, are the cells in charge of delivering oxygen to the body tissues, and carbon dioxide from the body tissues towards the lungs.The International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Working Party for Red Cell Immunogenetics and Blood Group Terminology (ISBT WP) maintains an official record of all currently recognized blood group systems. As on November 2023 there are currently 45 recognized blood group systems containing 362 red cell antigens. The 45 systems are genetically determined by 50 genes. These antigens are either sugars or proteins, and they are attached to various components in the red blood cell membrane and  are often ignored by the immune system. However, when patients receive blood transfusions, their immune systems will attack any donor red blood cells that contain antigens that differ from their self-antigens. Therefore, ensuring that the antigens of transfused red blood cells match those of the patient’s red blood cells is essential for a safe blood transfusion.3The current blood transfusion policy is the transfusion of ABO, D-matched red blood cells (RBC), and in many countries it is advised to give women in childbearing age cE-matched and K– blood. Only in patients who recurrently need RBC or platelet (PLT) transfusions is preferentially more widely matched blood given. Therefore, in approximately 5 percent of transfused patients, alloantibodies are induced.4,5These antibodies may result in a compatible crossmatch with an ABO group-specific random donor unit showing heterozygous expression of that antigen. Subsequent exposure to donor RBCs having these antigens usually leads to a brisk anamnestic antibody response within 48–72 h, which reaches its peak at 7–10 days post-transfusion. These antibodies are typically IgG, and can result in a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction.6 Alloimmunization to RBC antigens is stimulated not only by transfusion but also through feto-maternal hemorrhage during pregnancy.7 The incidence of RBC alloantibodies varies in different patient populations.8–10.In this Scenerio Regional Testing Centre in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, Madras Medical College, has done 450 samples of alloimmunization in which 55-60% alloimmunization is  present among the transfusion dependent patients.

 
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