NCT01390506

Brief Summary

After cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation it can happen that the brain function of a patient is impaired because the brain was without oxygen for a prolonged period of time. Several strategies have been studied to improve brain function after cardiac arrest. Cooling of the patients is routinely used today. The trace element selenium has several biological functions and is important for defense mechanisms against oxidative stress, which occurs after cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation. critically ill patients have low selenium blood levels. Therefore the investigators hypothesize that giving selenium after cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation might improve brain function.

Trial Health

30
At Risk

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Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 4, 2011

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 11, 2011

Completed
5.5 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2017

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2018

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

December 13, 2017

Status Verified

December 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

July 4, 2011

Last Update Submit

December 12, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

cardiac arrestresuscitationneurological outcome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • neuron specific enolase

    Reduction of neuron specific enolase below by more than 4.4 µg/l at 72 hours after admission to the hospital

    72 hours

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • inflammation

    7 days

  • oxidative stress markers

    7 days

  • neurological function

    6 months

  • Selenium blood levels

    7 days

  • glutathion peroxidase plasma levels

    7 days

Study Arms (2)

Sodium-selenite infusion

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Di-sodium-selenite-pentahydrate (Na 2SeO3.5H2O) in 0,9% sodium chloride is administered intravenously at a does of 3000µg on day 0, 2000µg on day 1 and 2 and at a dose of 1000µg per day on day 3-6.

Drug: Sodium-selenite

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

0.9% sodium chloride

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Di-sodium-selenite-pentahydrate (Na 2SeO3.5H2O) in 0,9% sodium chloride is administered intravenously at a does of 3000µg on day 0, 2000µg on day 1 and 2 and at a dose of 1000µg per day on day 3-6.

Also known as: selenase
Sodium-selenite infusion

0,9% sodium chloride is administered intravenously

Also known as: 0,9% sodium chloride
Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Cardiac arrest
  • Successful Resuscitation
  • Age \>18

You may not qualify if:

  • Polytrauma
  • Pregnancy
  • Any condition that makes it likely that the patient will not survive 24 hours

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz

Graz, 8010, Austria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Arrest

Interventions

Selenious Acid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Selenium CompoundsInorganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Vanessa Stadlbauer, MD

    Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
0

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 4, 2011

First Posted

July 11, 2011

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion

July 1, 2018

Study Completion

July 1, 2019

Last Updated

December 13, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

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