E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Burn-associated inhalation trauma requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Inhalation trauma (burn associated respiratory tract injury) in burn patients who need mechanical ventilation |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Therapeutic techniques [E02] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To determine the effect of nebulized heparin on duration of mechanical ventilation in burn patients with confirmed inhalation trauma. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To determine the effect of nebulized heparin on relevant and frequently–used outcome parameters.
• To determine the effect of nebulized heparin on pulmonary coagulation and fibrinolysis, and pulmonary inflammation.
• To determine safety of nebulized heparin
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- informed consent
- age > 18 years
- need for invasive mechanical ventilation
- clinical diagnosis of inhalation trauma: initially on basis of indirect observations, followed by confirmation through bronchoscopy
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- > 36 hours after trauma
- Receiving invasive ventilation > 24 hours
- Expected duration of mechanical ventilation < 24 hours
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease GOLD stage III and IV
- Any history of pulmonary hemorrhage in the past 3 months
- Any history of significant bleeding disorder
- Known allergy to heparin, including heparin–induced thrombocytopenia
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Unlikely to survive for > 72 hours
- Total body surface area (TBSA) > 60%
- Witnessed or proven aspiration (i.e., confirmed by bronchoscopy)
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Number of ventilator-free days during the first 28 days after inclusion |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Daily.
Moment of successful detubation (at least 24 hours free of mechanical ventilation) in a 28-day periode |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- clinical parameters such as Lung Injury Score (LIS), ICU length-of-stay (LOS), 28- and 90-day mortality, sedation, number of bronchoscopies performed to remove foreign particles and accumulated secretions , incidence of pneumonia.
- pulmonary coagulation and fibrinolysis in burn patients with inhalation trauma as reflected by tissue factor, activated factor VII, antithrombin, thrombin-antithrombin complexes and activated protein C, plasminogen activator activity, tissue plasminogen activator, urokinase plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1, and FDP in BALF.
- pulmonary inflammation in burn patients with inhalation trauma as reflected by IL–1 beta, IL–6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-alpha, VEGF and TGF-beta.
- Occurence and severety of bleeding events |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
- Clinical parameters: daily routine clinical data collection
- pulmonary coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammation: blood and BAL sampling will be performed every other day |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 6 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The end of the study is defined as moment of discharge of the last included patient (n=118).
Stopping guidelines for safety will be left at discretion of de Data Safety Monitoring Board |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |