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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Does subcutaneous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist reduce inflammation following subarachnoid haemorrhage?

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2011-001855-35
    Trial protocol
    GB  
    Global end of trial date
    13 Oct 2015

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    29 Nov 2019
    First version publication date
    29 Nov 2019
    Other versions
    Summary report(s)
    publication SCIL-SAH JNS

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    2011.087neuro
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    ISRCTN25048895
    US NCT number
    -
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    Sponsor organisation address
    ECCLES NEW ROAD, SALFORD, United Kingdom, M5 5AP
    Public contact
    Prof Andrew King (Pippa Tyrrell, original CI has retired), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, 44 1612064265, andrew.king@manchester.ac.uk
    Scientific contact
    Prof Andrew King (Pippa Tyrrell, original CI has retired), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, 44 1612064265, andrew.king@manchester.ac.uk
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    13 Oct 2015
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    13 Oct 2015
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    13 Oct 2015
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    What effect does the specific anti-inflammatory drug (IL-1Ra) have on the levels of a specific inflammatory protein (IL-6) in blood between 3-8 days after a brain haemorrhage?
    Protection of trial subjects
    The known risks associated with sampling of blood and from administering the investigational medicinal product via subcutaneous route were managed by the research team. Blood samples were collected from existing venous/arterial lines whenever possible and research blood sampling was collected at the same time as clinical blood samples to minimise the risk of pain/discomfort for participants. Administration of IMP in the treatment group was subcutaneous and site of administration was varied for each injection to avoid risk of injection site reaction and bruising. IMP was administered slowly and warmed to room temperature prior to administration in line with SPC, to minimise discomfort.
    Background therapy
    Open-label, randomised trial of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). No placebo
    Evidence for comparator
    No comparator
    Actual start date of recruitment
    17 Oct 2011
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    Yes
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    United Kingdom: 136
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    136
    EEA total number of subjects
    136
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    114
    From 65 to 84 years
    22
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Participants meeting eligibility were recruited from three NHS hospital sites in England between 17/10/2011 and 07/11/2014. Participants were followed up at 6 months post subarachnoid haemorrhage by telephone and outcome assessed using Glasgow Outcome score (secondary outcome). Final telephone outcome assessment performed May, 2015

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Patients presenting to neurosurgical centres within 72h of onset of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) were screened for eligibility to participate (473). In addition to exclusion criteria reasons for not recruitment were late presentation to site, unable to confirm aneurysm within timeframe, no consent available

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Baseline period (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Randomised - controlled
    Blinding used
    Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    laboratory staff were blinded to treatment arm

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    treatment arm
    Arm description
    Participant randomised to receive twice daily subcutaneous injections of investigational drug (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; IL-1Ra/anakinra)
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; IL-1Ra/anakinra
    Investigational medicinal product code
    L04AA14
    Other name
    Kineret, L04AC03
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for solution for injection
    Routes of administration
    Subcutaneous use
    Dosage and administration details
    100mg in 0.6ml pre-filled syringe administered twice daily (12hourly intervals) for maximum of 21 days from symptom-onset (ictus)

    Arm title
    control arm
    Arm description
    Participants randomised to standard care without addition of IMP. Participants completed all other protocol/assessment
    Arm type
    No intervention

    Investigational medicinal product name
    No investigational medicinal product assigned in this arm
    Number of subjects in period 1
    treatment arm control arm
    Started
    68
    68
    Completed
    61
    64
    Not completed
    7
    4
         Consent withdrawn by subject
    7
    4

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    treatment arm
    Reporting group description
    Participant randomised to receive twice daily subcutaneous injections of investigational drug (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; IL-1Ra/anakinra)

    Reporting group title
    control arm
    Reporting group description
    Participants randomised to standard care without addition of IMP. Participants completed all other protocol/assessment

    Reporting group values
    treatment arm control arm Total
    Number of subjects
    68 68 136
    Age categorical
    participants randomised to trial
    Units: Subjects
        18-80
    68 68 136
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    56 51 107
        Male
    12 17 29

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    treatment arm
    Reporting group description
    Participant randomised to receive twice daily subcutaneous injections of investigational drug (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; IL-1Ra/anakinra)

    Reporting group title
    control arm
    Reporting group description
    Participants randomised to standard care without addition of IMP. Participants completed all other protocol/assessment

    Primary: Change in levels of IL-6 between treated and untreated groups

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    End point title
    Change in levels of IL-6 between treated and untreated groups
    End point description
    Linear measurement of plasma IL-6 collected daily from baseline (within 72 hours of onset of subarachnoid haemorrhage) to day 8 post symptom onset between treated and untreated groups
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Plasma IL-6 concentrations daily from baseline (pre-randomisation) to day 8 post ictus
    End point values
    treatment arm control arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    61
    64
    Units: ng/ml
        log mean (full range (min-max))
    4.48 (3.28 to 5.68)
    4.48 (3.28 to 5.68)
    Statistical analysis title
    statistical analysis
    Statistical analysis description
    The primary outcome measure was the area under the curve (AUC) for natural log (ln) (IL-6) from Days 3 to 8. Patients were included in the analysis if they provided ≥ 4 blood samples from a possible total of 6. Secondary outcomes were corresponding AUCs for other biomarkers, all biomarkers up to Day 21, and Glasgow Outcome Scale–extended (GOS-E) score at 6 months. Sample size calculation was based on effects observed for ln(IL-6) and ln(CRP) after 72 hours of IV infusion in patients wit
    Comparison groups
    treatment arm v control arm
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    125
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    other [1]
    P-value
    = 0.005
    Method
    Regression, Logistic
    Confidence interval
    Notes
    [1] - Area under curve

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Treated group
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    Adverse events for participants who received at least one dose of IMP within 72h of SAH to day 21 post SAH
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    17.1
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    treatment arm
    Reporting group description
    Participant randomised to receive twice daily subcutaneous injections of investigational drug (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; IL-1Ra/anakinra)

    Reporting group title
    control arm
    Reporting group description
    Participants randomised to standard care without addition of IMP. Participants completed all other protocol/assessment

    Serious adverse events
    treatment arm control arm
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    49 / 68 (72.06%)
    40 / 68 (58.82%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    3
    5
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    0
    Cardiac disorders
    Cardiac dysfunction
    Additional description: Cardiac events (all causes)
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 68 (2.94%)
    2 / 68 (2.94%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
    0 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Nervous system disorders
    Neurological symptom
    Additional description: Neurological event, including deterioration in neurological function
         subjects affected / exposed
    25 / 68 (36.76%)
    24 / 68 (35.29%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 25
    0 / 24
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
    0 / 3
    Infections and infestations
    Respiratory tract infection
    Additional description: Respiratory infection (any cause)
         subjects affected / exposed
    8 / 68 (11.76%)
    7 / 68 (10.29%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 8
    0 / 7
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 2
    Urinary tract infection
    Additional description: urinary tract infection (all causes)
         subjects affected / exposed
    4 / 68 (5.88%)
    0 / 68 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 4
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
    Central nervous system infection
    Additional description: Infection of central nervous system (all causes)
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 68 (2.94%)
    3 / 68 (4.41%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 2
    0 / 3
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Pyrexia
    Additional description: Pyrexia of unknown origin
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 68 (4.41%)
    1 / 68 (1.47%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 3
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Metabolic disorder
    Additional description: Metabolic events (all causes)
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 68 (1.47%)
    1 / 68 (1.47%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    treatment arm control arm
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    47 / 68 (69.12%)
    55 / 68 (80.88%)
    Cardiac disorders
    Cardiac dysfunction
    Additional description: non serious cardiac dysfunction
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 68 (4.41%)
    2 / 68 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    3
    2
    Nervous system disorders
    Neurological symptom
    Additional description: Non-serious Neurological events (all causes)
         subjects affected / exposed
    12 / 68 (17.65%)
    7 / 68 (10.29%)
         occurrences all number
    12
    7
    Infections and infestations
    Respiratory tract infection
    Additional description: Respiratory tract events (all causes)
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 68 (2.94%)
    4 / 68 (5.88%)
         occurrences all number
    2
    4
    Pyrexia
    Additional description: non-serious pyrexia of unknown origin
         subjects affected / exposed
    9 / 68 (13.24%)
    11 / 68 (16.18%)
         occurrences all number
    9
    11
    Urinary tract infection
    Additional description: non serious UTI
         subjects affected / exposed
    4 / 68 (5.88%)
    9 / 68 (13.24%)
         occurrences all number
    4
    9
    Skin infection
    Additional description: non serious skin infection
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 68 (1.47%)
    2 / 68 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    2
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Metabolic function test abnormal
    Additional description: non serious abnormal metabolic function
         subjects affected / exposed
    7 / 68 (10.29%)
    14 / 68 (20.59%)
         occurrences all number
    7
    14

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes
    Date
    Amendment
    30 Apr 2012
    A. To undertake extra analysis on blood collected from trial participants; B. To invite trial participants to participate in a sub-study if they have an external ventricular drain (EVD) inserted as part of their clinical care; C. To recruit a number of healthy volunteers to act as controls to the participants in the main trial.
    01 Apr 2013
    Addition of two new research sites Amendment to protocol on conduct of the study at the new sites Amendment to documents in initial application i.e. additional patient information/consent for new study sites, Amendment to protocol regarding extension of timeframe for 6 month outcome assessment Amendment to protocol regarding submission of adverse event reports to study Sponsor Extension to study period of 12 months
    12 Dec 2013
    outlining the temporary arrangements to cover absence of the Chief Investigator
    24 Mar 2014
    reinstatement of Prof Pippa Tyrrell as Chief Investigator
    27 Apr 2015
    Permission to collect additional outcome information on participants recruited to the trial at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported

    Online references

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28298024
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