Cold Heart Study: A Randomized Pilot Trial of Surfactant Therapy

September 7, 2023 updated by: Steven Donn, M.D., University of Michigan

The Cold Heart Study: A Randomized Pilot Trial of Surfactant Therapy Following Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest During Cardiac Surgery

This clinical trial is being done to see if giving surfactant (Curosurf®) will decrease the number of days that infants will need a breathing tube, decrease the days in the critical care unit and decrease the number of days needed in the hospital. The primary hypothesis for this study is that there will be fewer days needed on mechanical ventilation and improved lung compliance and pulmonary gas exchange.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This study will enroll infants undergoing cardiothoracic surgery requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Patients that are eligible will be randomized to receive either one dose surfactant or the sham (air) arm after the surgical procedure. Patients will be monitored for an additional 30 days after the breathing tube is removed. It is possible that subjects may be discharged prior to the last assessment, therefore for subjects who have been discharged a member of the study team will contact the parent (s) or legal authorized representative by telephone.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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2

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • University of Michigan

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 2 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients less than or equal to 12 weeks of age with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) undergoing cardiothoracic surgical correction (Norwood) requiring DHCA.
  • Infants weighing 2500 grams or greater at the time of surgery.
  • Written informed consent from parent(s) or legally appointed representative (LAR).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are less than 36 weeks Post Menstrual Age (PMA) at the time of surgical correction.
  • Underlying craniofacial, airway or lung anomalies which could compromise administration of surfactant.
  • Infants weighing less than 2500 grams at the time of the surgical correction.
  • Mechanical ventilation for> 7 days prior to surgical correction.

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 Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Curosurf
Drug: Curosurf
This arm will consist of a single dose of Curosurf (200 mg/kg) that will be given in the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Unit (PCTU) after surgery once the subject has reached a normalized body temperature.
Other Names:
  • poractant alfa
  • surfactant
Placebo Comparator: Sham (air)
Drug: Sham
This arm will consist of a single dose of sham (air) that will be given through the endotracheal tube in the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit after surgery once the subject has reached a normalized body temperature.

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 days of mechanical ventilation
Time Frame: Throughout hospitalization (approximate average 5 days)
This will be the number of days from intubation to the extubation date.
Throughout hospitalization (approximate average 5 days)
Number of days in the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Unit
Time Frame: Approximately 11 days
From time of admission until transfer out of the unit.
Approximately 11 days
Number of post-operative hospital days
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Up to 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Total number of patients requiring thoracostomy tube placement for air leak not associated with standard post-operative management prior to extubation
Time Frame: Approximately 1 week
Post-surgery prior to extubation.
Approximately 1 week
Total number of patients requiring high frequency ventilation (HFV) (High frequency oscillator ventilation or High frequency jet ventilation)
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Post-surgery throughout hospitalization.
Up to 1 year
Total number of patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for pulmonary failure
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Post-surgery throughout hospitalization.
Up to 1 year
Changes in positive end-expiratory pressures post intervention
Time Frame: Baseline to approximately 1 week
After therapy until extubation.
Baseline to approximately 1 week
Changes in peak inspiratory pressures post intervention
Time Frame: Baseline to approximately 1 week
After therapy until extubation.
Baseline to approximately 1 week
Changes in dynamic lung compliance post intervention
Time Frame: Baseline to approximately 1 week
After therapy until extubation.
Baseline to approximately 1 week
Changes in oxygen requirements post intervention
Time Frame: Baseline to approximately 1 week
After therapy until extubation.
Baseline to approximately 1 week
Changes in oxygenation index (OI) post intervention
Time Frame: Baseline to approximately 1 week
OI is the product of mean airway pressure and fraction of inspired oxygen divided by the partial pressure of oxygen. After therapy until extubation.
Baseline to approximately 1 week
Time to successful extubation readiness trials (ERT) post intervention
Time Frame: Approximately 1 week

Measured in hours until successful ERT, and then successful extubation. Not everyone who passes an ERT is immediately extubated (typically done once per day), so the plan is daily.

Successful extubation is defined as remaining extubated for 48 hours.
Approximately 1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Michigan

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Steven Donn, MD, University of Michigan

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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.
February 25, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 12, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 12, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 26, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 26, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 29, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 13, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 7, 2023

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2023

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • HUM00160492

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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