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ARDSNCT03371680

Kinetics of Surfactant Proteins, Phosphatidylcholine and Body Water in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

A study testing Injection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water in people with ARDS and Sepsis Syndrome, run by University of Padova.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Analysis of kinetics of phosphatidylcholine and specific surfactant proteins, total body water and water turnover in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and in intensive care unit (ICU) patients by using non radioactive isotopes as deuterium and Carbon-13. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 76 years
Conditions the study is for
ARDS, Sepsis Syndrome
What is being tested?
Injection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2010to 31 Dec 2013
Phase
Interventional
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 76 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • adult patients older than 18 years
  • expected intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay greater than 120 hours from the onset of acute respiratory failure, defined according to the acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) Berlin criteria or patients admitted for acute neurological failure defined as Glasgow coma scale < 8.
  • All patients with ARDS also had sepsis syndrome or septic shock according to the surviving sepsis campaign criteria at the admission to the ICU, while no patients with acute neurological failure was septic.
  • At the start of the study, patients with ARDS/sepsis fulfilled also the following criteria:
  • start of the study within 72 hours from the onset of the respiratory failure;
  • stable hemodynamic conditions, defined as no need of fluid boluses for at least 6 hours before the start of the study;
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  • serum urea and creatinine within the normal ranges.
  • Patients with acute neurological failure fulfilled the following inclusion criteria:
  • normal chest radiograph;
  • arterial partial pressure of oxygen / fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) >300;
  • no evidence of sepsis, according to body temperature, C reactive protein, white cell count and differential count within normal ranges;
  • intubation and mechanical ventilation started within 72 h before the beginning of the study.

Who cannot join

  • presence of liver failure or renal failure (transaminases > 3 and creatinine > 2 times the normal values),
  • burns > 30% of body surface bone marrow or lung transplantation,
  • need of fluid boluses to maintain hemodynamic conditions during the study or extracorporeal circulatory support.

About this study

Official title: Kinetics of Disaturated-phosphatidylcholine and Specific Surfactant Proteins Turnover, Water Turnover and Total Body Water in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients and in Control Patients

Analysis of kinetics of phosphatidylcholine and specific surfactant proteins, total body water and water turnover in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and in intensive care unit (ICU) patients by using non radioactive isotopes as deuterium and Carbon-13.

Read the detailed description

Patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have low concentrations of disaturated-phosphatidylcholine and surfactant protein-B and C in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and altered fluid metabolism.

Injection of stable isotopes such as 13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water allows the analysis of disaturated-phosphatidylcholine and surfactant protein-B and C kinetics, total body water and water turnover in patients with ARDS and in human adults with normal lungs (controls).

Being tested
Injection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water
Medical subject headings
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • Injection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated waterDrug

    Also called Isotopes came from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, MA

    All patients received a constant intravenous infusion of 1 g 1-13 Carbon Leucine (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Andover, MA) dissolved in saline for 24 h. Deuterated water (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Andover, MA) was administered as a 25 ml bolus at the study start and then, every 12 hours over the next 36 hours, as intermittent boluses corresponding to 0.0625% of fluid intake, to maintain steady state of deuterium enrichment in body water

Study groups in NCT03371680
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Injection of stable isotopesExperimentalInjection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water: all patients received a constant intravenous infusion of 1 g 1-13 Carbon Leucine (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Andover, MA) dissolved in saline for 24 h. Deuterated water (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Andover, MA) was administered as a 25 ml bolus at the study start and then, every 12 hours over the next 36 hours, as intermittent boluses corresponding to 0.0625% of fluid intake, to maintain steady state of deuterium enrichment in body water
Receives: Drug: Injection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water

What is being measured

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

  1. Disaturated phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) fractional synthesis rate

    DSPC deuterium incorporation, change from baseline. The following kinetic parameter will be calculated: fractional synthesis rate (expressed as percentage/day)

    Measured: 48 hours

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Disaturated phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) secretion time

    DSPC deuterium incorporation, change from baseline. The following kinetic parameter will be calculated: secretion time (expressed in hours).

    Measured: 48 hours

  2. Surfactant protein B and Surfactant protein C synthesis rate

    Surfactant protein B and Surfactant protein C 1 -13 Carbon leucine incorporation, change from baseline. The following kinetic parameter will be calculated: fractional synthetic rate (expressed as percentage/day)

    Measured: 48 hours

  3. Surfactant protein B and Surfactant protein C secretion time

    Surfactant protein B and Surfactant protein C 1 -13 Carbon leucine incorporation, change from baseline. The following kinetic parameter will be calculated: Secretion time (expressed in hours).

    Measured: 48 hours

  4. Surfactant protein B and Surfactant protein C half life

    Surfactant protein B and Surfactant protein C 1 -13 Carbon leucine incorporation, change from baseline. The following kinetic parameter will be calculated: half life (expressed in hours).

    Measured: 48 hours

  5. Volume of Total Body water

    Measured by the isotope dilution method using deuterium oxide. Total body water will be expressed in liters

    Measured: 10 hours

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Dec 2017
  2. Study startOct 2010
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2013
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2013

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03371680
Sponsor's protocol ID
1235P
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
31 Oct 2017
Last updated
13 Dec 2017
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Injection of 1-13 Carbon Leucine and deuterated water in people with ARDS and Sepsis Syndrome, run by University of Padova.

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 12 inclusion and 3 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 13 Dec 2017. 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.

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?

Disaturated phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) fractional synthesis rate (time frame: 48 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 13 Dec 2017.

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