NCT00784134

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this Phase III clinical trial is to obtain information from a population of 500 ICH subjects with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), representative of current clinical practice and national demographics of ICH regarding the benefit (or lack thereof) of IVH clot removal on subject function as measured by modified Rankin Scale (mRS). This application requests funding for five years to initiate a Phase III randomized clinical trial (RCT) testing the benefit of clot removal for intraventricular hemorrhage. The investigators propose to compare extraventricular drainage (EVD) use plus recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA; Alteplase; Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA) with EVD+ placebo in the management and treatment of subjects with small intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and large intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH defined as ICH \< 30 cc and obstruction of the 3rd or 4th ventricles by intraventricular blood clot).

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
500

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
9 countries

81 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 31, 2008

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 3, 2008

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2009

Completed
6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2015

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2016

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 2, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

December 5, 2018

Status Verified

November 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

6 years

First QC Date

October 31, 2008

Results QC Date

March 30, 2017

Last Update Submit

November 9, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

intraventricular hemorrhage thrombolysis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

  • Participants With Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) <=3 - Dichotomized Analysis

    Analysis modified on September 29, 2015 to account for adaptive randomization. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. It is scored from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death).

    180 days

  • Participant Score on the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) - Ordinal Analysis

    The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. It is scored from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death).

    180 days

  • Participants With Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) <=4 - Dichotomized Analysis

    The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. It is scored from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death).

    180 days

  • Random Effects Assessment of Site Effect on Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) <= 3

    The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. It is scored from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death).

    180 days

  • Longitudinal Assessment of Participants With Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) <=3

    Comparing longitudinal modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores 0-3 at Day 30 and Day 180. The mRS is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. It is scored from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death).

    30 days and 180 days

Secondary Outcomes (41)

  • All Cause Mortality

    180 days

  • Clot Removal (Amount of Residual Blood)

    72 hours

  • Intensity of Critical Care Management - Hospital Days

    30 days

  • Intensity of Critical Care Management - ICU Days

    30 days

  • Intensity of Critical Care Management - ICP Management

    30 days

  • +36 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Alteplase

EXPERIMENTAL

administration of alteplase via the intraventricular catheter

Drug: Alteplase

Saline Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

1 ml of normal saline administered via the intraventricular catheter

Other: Normal saline

Interventions

1.0 mg of alteplase will be administered via the intraventricular catheter every 8 hours for up to 12 doses

Also known as: Cathflo Activase, rt-PA
Alteplase

1 ml of normal saline will be administered via the intraventricular catheter every 8 hours for up to 12 doses

Saline Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age 18-80
  • Symptom onset less than 24 hrs prior to diagnostic CT scan
  • Spontaneous ICH less than or equal to 30 cc or primary IVH
  • IVH obstructing 3rd and/or 4th ventricles
  • ICH clot stability at 6 hours or more post IVC placement
  • IVH clot stability at 6 hours or more post IVC placement
  • Catheter tract bleeding stability 6 hours or more post IVC placement
  • EVD placed per standard medical care
  • SBP less than 200 mmHg sustained for 6 hours prior to drug administration
  • Able to randomize within 72 hours of diagnostic CT scan
  • Historical Rankin of 0 or 1

You may not qualify if:

  • Suspected or untreated ruptured cerebral aneurysm, AVM, or tumor
  • Presence of a choroid plexus vascular malformation or Moyamoya
  • Clotting disorders
  • Platelet count less than 100,000, INR greater than 1.4
  • Pregnancy
  • Infratentorial hemorrhage
  • SAH at clinical presentation
  • ICH/IVH enlargement that cannot be stabilized in the treatment time window
  • Ongoing internal bleeding
  • Superficial or surface bleeding
  • Prior enrollment in the study
  • Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
  • Planned or simultaneous participation (between screening and Day-30) in another interventional medical investigation or clinical trial.
  • No subject or legal representative to give written informed consent

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (81)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States

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University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94034, United States

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Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8018, United States

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Georgetown University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

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Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

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Intercoastal Medical Center

Sarasota, Florida, 34232, United States

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University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

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Rush University

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

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Ruan Neurology Clinical and Research Center

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

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Kansas University Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

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University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, 21230, United States

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Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

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St. Luke's Brain and Stroke Institute

Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

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Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute

Springfield, Missouri, 65804, United States

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St. Louis University

St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States

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Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

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New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK

Edison, New Jersey, 08818, United States

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University of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

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Northshore University Hospital Long Island

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

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Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Columbia University

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

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Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

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Case-Western Reserve University Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

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Maine Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, 04102, United States

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Providence Stroke Center

Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

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Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States

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Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

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Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

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Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141, United States

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Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

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Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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University of Texas, Southwestern, Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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University of Texas, Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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University of Texas, San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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Hospital Sao Jose, Joinville

Joinville, Santa Catarina, 89202165, Brazil

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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, 90035-903, Brazil

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Hospital de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Location

Hospital de Clinicas de Ribeirao Preto

Ribeirão Preto, 14015-130, Brazil

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Hospital Sao Paulo Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo / UNIFESP

São Paulo, 04039032, Brazil

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University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

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Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada

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University of Erlangen

Erlangen, 91054, Germany

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University of Halle

Halle, D-06120, Germany

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University of Heidelberg

Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

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University of Leipzig

Leipzig, 04103, Germany

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University of Mainz

Mainz, D-55131, Germany

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University of Tubingen

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

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University of Szeged

Szeged, Csongrád megye, 6725, Hungary

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Honved Korhaz

Budapest, 1134, Hungary

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University of Debrecen

Debrecen, 4032, Hungary

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University of Pecs

Pécs, 7623, Hungary

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Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, 31096, Israel

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Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital

Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

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Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel

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Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel

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Bellvitge Hospital

Barcelona, 08015, Spain

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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, 08025, Spain

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Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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University of Zurich

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, CH-8091, Switzerland

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University Hospital, Inselpital, Bern

Bern, Switzerland

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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Salford, Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

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Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, United Kingdom

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University of Southampton Hospital

Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

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Related Publications (7)

  • Roh DJ, Asonye IS, Carvalho Poyraz F, Magid-Bernstein JR, Joiner EF, Avadhani R, Awad I, Hanley DF, Ziai WC, Murthy SB. Intraventricular Hemorrhage Expansion in the CLEAR III Trial: A Post Hoc Exploratory Analysis. Stroke. 2022 Jun;53(6):1847-1853. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037438. Epub 2022 Jan 28.

  • Hansen BM, Ullman N, Muschelli J, Norrving B, Dlugash R, Avadhani R, Awad I, Zuccarello M, Ziai WC, Hanley DF, Thompson RE, Lindgren A; MISTIE and CLEAR Investigators. Relationship of White Matter Lesions with Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion and Functional Outcome: MISTIE II and CLEAR III. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Oct;33(2):516-524. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-00916-4.

  • Porter AL, Ebot J, Lane K, Mooney LH, Lannen AM, Richie EM, Dlugash R, Mayo S, Brott TG, Ziai W, Freeman WD, Hanley DF. Enhancing the Informed Consent Process Using Shared Decision Making and Consent Refusal Data from the CLEAR III Trial. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Feb;32(1):340-347. doi: 10.1007/s12028-019-00860-y.

  • Eslami V, Tahsili-Fahadan P, Rivera-Lara L, Gandhi D, Ali H, Parry-Jones A, Nelson LS, Thompson RE, Nekoobakht-Tak S, Dlugash R, McBee N, Awad I, Hanley DF, Ziai WC. Influence of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Location on Outcomes in Patients With Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2019 Jul;50(7):1688-1695. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.024187. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

  • Fam MD, Zeineddine HA, Eliyas JK, Stadnik A, Jesselson M, McBee N, Lane K, Cao Y, Wu M, Zhang L, Thompson RE, John S, Ziai W, Hanley DF, Awad IA; CLEAR III Trial Investigators. CSF inflammatory response after intraventricular hemorrhage. Neurology. 2017 Oct 10;89(15):1553-1560. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004493. Epub 2017 Sep 8.

  • Hanley DF, Lane K, McBee N, Ziai W, Tuhrim S, Lees KR, Dawson J, Gandhi D, Ullman N, Mould WA, Mayo SW, Mendelow AD, Gregson B, Butcher K, Vespa P, Wright DW, Kase CS, Carhuapoma JR, Keyl PM, Diener-West M, Muschelli J, Betz JF, Thompson CB, Sugar EA, Yenokyan G, Janis S, John S, Harnof S, Lopez GA, Aldrich EF, Harrigan MR, Ansari S, Jallo J, Caron JL, LeDoux D, Adeoye O, Zuccarello M, Adams HP Jr, Rosenblum M, Thompson RE, Awad IA; CLEAR III Investigators. Thrombolytic removal of intraventricular haemorrhage in treatment of severe stroke: results of the randomised, multicentre, multiregion, placebo-controlled CLEAR III trial. Lancet. 2017 Feb 11;389(10069):603-611. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32410-2. Epub 2017 Jan 10.

  • Webb AJ, Ullman NL, Morgan TC, Muschelli J, Kornbluth J, Awad IA, Mayo S, Rosenblum M, Ziai W, Zuccarrello M, Aldrich F, John S, Harnof S, Lopez G, Broaddus WC, Wijman C, Vespa P, Bullock R, Haines SJ, Cruz-Flores S, Tuhrim S, Hill MD, Narayan R, Hanley DF; MISTIE and CLEAR Investigators. Accuracy of the ABC/2 Score for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Systematic Review and Analysis of MISTIE, CLEAR-IVH, and CLEAR III. Stroke. 2015 Sep;46(9):2470-6. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007343. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Tissue Plasminogen ActivatorSaline Solution

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Serine EndopeptidasesEndopeptidasesPeptide HydrolasesHydrolasesEnzymesEnzymes and CoenzymesSerine ProteasesPlasminogen ActivatorsBlood Coagulation FactorsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsBiological FactorsCrystalloid SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsSolutionsPharmaceutical Preparations

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Daniel F. Hanley
Organization
Johns Hopkins University Division of Brain Injury Outcomes

Study Officials

  • Daniel F. Hanley, MD

    Johns Hopkins University

    STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2008

First Posted

November 3, 2008

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion

July 1, 2015

Study Completion

January 1, 2016

Last Updated

December 5, 2018

Results First Posted

July 2, 2017

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Available IPD Datasets

Data repository-VISTA (Data repository-VISTA)Access
Study Protocol Access
Statistical Analysis Plan Access

Locations