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EndotoxemiaPhase 1NCT00185003

Blockade of Vascular Potassium Channels During Human Endotoxemia

A Phase 1 study testing endotoxin, Potassium channel blockers: TEA, Quinin, Tolbutamide and L-NMMA in people with Endotoxemia, run by Radboud University Medical Center.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Background: Activation of NO-synthase and vascular potassium (K) channels may play a role in the sepsis-induced attenuated sensitivity to norepinephrine. We examined whether various K channel blockers and NO-synthase inhibition could restore norepinephrine sensitivity during experimental human endotoxemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 35 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Endotoxemia
What is being tested?
endotoxin, Potassium channel blockers: TEA, Quinin, Tolbutamide and L-NMMA
How many people
36 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2003to Jun 2005
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 35 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • healthy volunteers

Who cannot join

  • drug, alcohol, nicotine abuse

About this study

Background: Activation of NO-synthase and vascular potassium (K) channels may play a role in the sepsis-induced attenuated sensitivity to norepinephrine. We examined whether various K channel blockers and NO-synthase inhibition could restore norepinephrine sensitivity during experimental human endotoxemia.

Conditions
Endotoxemia
Being tested
endotoxin, Potassium channel blockers: TEA, Quinin, Tolbutamide, L-NMMA
Keywords
Endotoxemia, vascular potassium channels, cytokine, norepinephrine, regional blood flow,, inflammation,, ion channels,, nitric oxide synthase,, pharmacology.
Medical subject headings
Endotoxemia, Inflammation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • endotoxinDrug

  • Potassium channel blockers: TEA, Quinin, TolbutamideDrug

  • L-NMMADrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Hemodynamics

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  2. Markers of Inflammation

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  3. Cytokines

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  4. Markers of Renal Injury

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  5. Inducible NO synthase expression

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  6. NO-metabolites

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  7. Mediators of Vascular reactivity

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

  8. Sensitivity to norepinephrine

    Measured: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2003
  3. Primary completionJun 2005
  4. Study completionJun 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
36 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00185003
Sponsor's protocol ID
PP02
Other IDs
ZONMW grant 907-00-056
Status last verified
Apr 2008
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
17 Oct 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Pickkers P, Dorresteijn MJ, Bouw MP, van der Hoeven JG, Smits P. In vivo evidence for nitric oxide-mediated calcium-activated potassium-channel activation during human endotoxemia. Circulation. 2006 Aug 1;114(5):414-21. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.590232. Epub 2006 Jul 24.

    PubMed 16864730

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing endotoxin, Potassium channel blockers: TEA, Quinin, Tolbutamide and L-NMMA in people with Endotoxemia, run by Radboud University Medical Center.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Oct 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Hemodynamics (time frame: 24 hrs after LPS administration). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00185003, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Oct 2008.

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