🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-05-08

Nuwiq for Perioperative Management Of Patients With Haemophilia A on Emicizumab Regular Prophylaxis Study (NCT05935358)

Nuwiq for Perioperative Management Of Patients With Haemophilia A on Emicizumab Regular Prophylaxis Study (NuPOWER)

🟢 Recruiting Phase4 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Octapharma

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

Recombinant factor VIII for the prevention of bleeding in patients with severe haemophilia A undergoing major surgery while receiving emicizumab prophylaxis

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (8 items).

Location: UT Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas, Texas

Age range: 12 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Coagulation disorder other than haemophilia A
  • Present or past FVIII inhibitor (≥0.6 Bethesda units \[BU\]/mL) according to medical history
  • Severe liver or kidney disease (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\] and/or aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\] levels \>5 times the upper limit of normal; or creatinine \>120 μmol/L)
  • Known hypersensitivity to Nuwiq's active substance or its excipients (sucrose, sodium chloride, calcium chloride dihydrate, arginine hydrochloride, sodium citrate dihydrate, poloxamer 188)
  • Already had surgery in this study
  • Current participation in another interventional clinical trial
  • Treatment with any investigational medicinal product (IMP) within 30 days prior to screening visit

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (18 Sites)

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas, Texas
  • University Hospital Centre Zagreb — Zagreb,
  • Helsinki University Hospital — Helsinki,
  • CHU de Nantes Hôtel-Dieu — Nantes,
  • CHRU de Tours — Tours,
  • Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshein (KFH) — Berlin,
  • Gerinnungszentrum Rhein-Ruhr — Duisburg,
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE) — Hamburg,
  • Christian Medical College Vellore — Vellore, Tamil Nadu
  • St. John's Medical College Hospital — Bengaluru,
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio — Catanzaro,
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi - Centro Emofilia — Florence,
  • Centro Trombosi e Malattie Emorragiche, ITCCS Humanitas Research Hospital — Milan,
  • Centre for Haemopilia, Institute for transfusion medicine of Republic of North Macedonia — Skopje,
  • Clinical Center for Serbia Belgrade — Belgrade,
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz — Madrid,
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio — Seville,
  • St. James's University Hospital — Leeds,

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: +41 554512141

Email: Sigurd.Knaub@octapharma.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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