Trial of Nebulized Heparin Versus Placebo for Inhalation Trauma (Hepburn)

February 14, 2022 updated by: Prof. Dr. Marcus J. Schultz, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Nebulized Heparin Versus Placebo in Burn Patients With Inhalation Trauma (Hepburn)

The purpose of this international multi-center double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial is to determine the effect of nebulized heparin, compared to placebo, on the number of ventilator-free days at day 28, in burn patients with confirmed inhalation trauma requiring mechanical ventilation.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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13

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3065
        • St Vincent's Hospital
  • Belgium
      • Antwerpen, Belgium, 2000
        • Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen- Stuivenberg
    • Oost-Vlaanderen
      • Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000
        • University Hospital, Gent
    • Vlaams-Brabant
      • Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000
        • University Hospital Gasthuisberg - Leuven
  • Netherlands
      • Groningen, Netherlands, 9728 NT
        • Martini Hospital
    • Noord-Holland
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
        • Academic Medical Center
      • Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1942 LE
        • Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
    • Zuid-Holland
      • Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, 3079 DZ
        • Maasstad Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed consent
  • Age > 18 years
  • Need for invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Confirmed inhalation trauma (bronchoscopically)

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)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: QUADRUPLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
EXPERIMENTAL: unfractionated heparin
25.000 IU/5 ml, will be nebulized 4 hourly (i.e. 6 times daily)
Drug: unfractionated heparin
nebulized 6 times daily, daily dose 150.000 IU for the maximum duration of 14 days
Other Names:
  • unfractionated heparin sodium, EV Product Code: SUB02475MIG,
  • Marketing Authorisation number: RVG 01372
  • ATC codes: B01AB01
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: placebo
Sterile sodium chloride (NaCl 0.9%, Pfizer), in 5 ml, will be nebulized every 4 hours (i.e. 6 times daily)
Drug: placebo
Placebo: Sterile saline nebulized 6 times daily for the maximum duration of 14 days
Other Names:
  • sterile sodium chloride (NaCl 0.9%)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of ventilator-free days at day 28
Time Frame: at day 28
The number of ventilator-free days is defined as the number of days a patient is breathing without assist of a ventilator during the first 28 days; thus, the patient must be free of mechanical ventilation for 24 hours to have one ventilator-free day; if after successful detubation the patient requires a reintubation due to a surgical procedure, this reintubation will not count as a ventilator day - however, the day(s) will be counted as ventilator day(s) if mechanical ventilation is prolonged after surgery due to respiratory insufficiency.
at day 28

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical outcome parameters
Time Frame: daily or at day 28 and day 90
Clinical outcome parameters will include but not be restricted to: (a) length of stay (ICU and hospital); (b) mortality (28- and 90 days); (c) mortality (ICU and hospital); (d) daily Lung Injury Score (LIS); (e) daily Oxygenation Index (OI) ; (f) daily Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-scores ; (g) cumulative dosages of sedatives; (h) incidence of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP); (i) total number of bronchoscopy-guided cleaning of the larger airway
daily or at day 28 and day 90
Laboratory outcome parameters
Time Frame: Blood and lavage samples: on admission day and every other day for a maximum period of 14 days
Levels of markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis in blood and lung lavage fluid, Levels of markers of inflammation in blood and lung lavage fluid, Biomarkers of lung injury in blood and lung lavage fluid
Blood and lavage samples: on admission day and every other day for a maximum period of 14 days
Safety parameters
Time Frame: daily, for a maximum period of 28 days
Safety parameters will include but not be restricted to: Occurrence of serious bleedings, any other transfusion of blood products - red cells and/or platelets and/or plasma, Confirmed Heparin induced thrombocytopenia, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT > 150 seconds)
daily, for a maximum period of 28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Dutch Burns Foundation

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Marcus J Schultz, MD-PhD, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 1, 2013

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
October 1, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 16, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 18, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

First Posted

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January 23, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

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February 16, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 14, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2022

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • HepBurn
  • 2012-003289-42 (EUDRACT_NUMBER)

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