NCT02509078

Brief Summary

This study evaluates whether giving a neuromuscular blocker (skeletal muscle relaxant) to a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome will improve survival. Half of the patients will receive a neuromuscular blocker for two days and in the other half the use of neuromuscular blockers will be discouraged.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
1,008

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2016

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

44 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

July 24, 2015

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 27, 2015

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 4, 2016

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 3, 2018

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 4, 2019

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 13, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

August 13, 2019

Status Verified

July 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2.5 years

First QC Date

July 24, 2015

Results QC Date

June 20, 2019

Last Update Submit

July 23, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

ARDSneuromuscular blockercisatracurium

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hospital Mortality to Day 90

    The percentage of subjects alive at study day 90. Those subjects discharged home prior to day 90 were counted as alive at day 90.

    90 days after randomization

Secondary Outcomes (15)

  • Mean Ventilator Free Days to Day 28

    28 days after randomization

  • Mean Organ Failure Free Days to Day 28

    28 days after randomization

  • ICU Free Days to Day 28

    28 days after randomization

  • Mean Hospital Free Days to Days 28

    28 days after randomization

  • Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL)/Lawton Instrumental Activities Of Daily Living Scale (IADL)

    3 months after randomization

  • +10 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Early Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will receive cisatracurium besylate for the first 48 hours of the trial.

Drug: Cisatracurium Besylate

Control: No Routine Early NMB

NO INTERVENTION

Use of non-study NMB will be discouraged.

Interventions

Patients randomized to the early neuromuscular blockade arm will receive a cisatracurium besylate bolus of 15 mg, followed by a continuous infusion of 37.5 mg/hour for 48 hours. Patients randomized to the control arm will receive no protocol specified neuromuscular blockade.

Also known as: Nimbex
Early Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Presence of all of the following conditions for \< 48 hours:
  • i. PaO2/FiO2 \< 150 with PEEP \>/= 8 cm H2O OR, if ABG not available, SaO2/FiO2 ratio that is equivalent to a PaO2/FiO2 \< 150 with PEEP \>/= 8 cm H2O , and a confirmatory SaO2/FiO2 ratio that is again equivalent 1-6 hours later
  • ii. Bilateral opacities not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules.
  • iii. Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload; need objective assessment (e.g., echocardiography) to exclude hydrostatic edema if no risk factor present.

You may not qualify if:

  • Lack of informed consent
  • Continuous neuromuscular blockade at enrollment
  • Known pregnancy
  • Currently receiving ECMO therapy
  • Chronic respiratory failure defined as PaCO2 \> 60 mm Hg in the outpatient setting
  • Home mechanical ventilation (non-invasive ventilation or via tracheotomy) except for CPAP/BIPAP used solely for sleep-disordered breathing
  • Actual body weight exceeding 1 kg per centimeter of height
  • Severe chronic liver disease defined as a Child-Pugh score of 12-15 (Appendix A2)
  • Bone marrow transplantation within the last 1 year
  • Expected duration of mechanical ventilation of \< 48 hours
  • Decision to withhold life-sustaining treatment; except in those patients committed to full support except cardiopulmonary resuscitation if an actual cardiac arrest occurs
  • Moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours; if CPR provided, assess for moribund status greater than 6 from CPR conclusion
  • Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage from vasculitis
  • Burns \> 70% total body surface
  • Unwillingness to utilize the ARDS Network 6 ml/kg IBW ventilation protocol
  • +6 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (44)

UCSF Fresno

Fresno, California, 93701, United States

Location

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

Location

UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

Stanford University Hospital

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Location

Medical Center of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

Denver Health Medical Center

Denver, Colorado, 80204, United States

Location

Swedish Medical Center

Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States

Location

Indiana University Methodist Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46220, United States

Location

University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

Location

Maine Medical Center

Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

Location

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

Location

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States

Location

St. Vincent's Hospital

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608, United States

Location

University of Michigan Medical Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

Henry Ford Medical Center

Detroit, Michigan, 48025, United States

Location

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

Location

Mt. Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029, United States

Location

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

Location

Wesley Long Hospital

Greensboro, North Carolina, 27403, United States

Location

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Location

Summa Akron City Hospital

Akron, Ohio, 44304, United States

Location

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

UPMC Presbyterian/Mercy/Shadyside

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States

Location

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, 37221, United States

Location

Intermountain Medical Center

Murray, Utah, 84107, United States

Location

McKay-Dee Hospital

Ogden, Utah, 84403, United States

Location

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center

Provo, Utah, 84604, United States

Location

University Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

Location

LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143, United States

Location

University or Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

Location

VCU Medical Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Location

Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

Location

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

Location

Swedish Hospital Cherry Hill

Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States

Location

Swedish Hospital First Hill

Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute PETAL Clinical Trials Network; Moss M, Huang DT, Brower RG, Ferguson ND, Ginde AA, Gong MN, Grissom CK, Gundel S, Hayden D, Hite RD, Hou PC, Hough CL, Iwashyna TJ, Khan A, Liu KD, Talmor D, Thompson BT, Ulysse CA, Yealy DM, Angus DC. Early Neuromuscular Blockade in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2019 May 23;380(21):1997-2008. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1901686. Epub 2019 May 19.

  • Sjoding MW, Schoenfeld DA, Brown SM, Hough CL, Yealy DM, Moss M, Angus DC, Iwashyna TJ; NHLBI Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network. Power Calculations to Select Instruments for Clinical Trial Secondary Endpoints. A Case Study of Instrument Selection for Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Subjects with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jan;14(1):110-117. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201608-585OC.

  • Huang DT, Angus DC, Moss M, Thompson BT, Ferguson ND, Ginde A, Gong MN, Gundel S, Hayden DL, Hite RD, Hou PC, Hough CL, Iwashyna TJ, Liu KD, Talmor DS, Yealy DM; Reevaluation of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade Protocol Committee and the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Network Investigators. Design and Rationale of the Reevaluation of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade Trial for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jan;14(1):124-133. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201608-629OT.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Interventions

cisatracurium

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiration Disorders

Results Point of Contact

Title
Katie Oldmixon
Organization
Mass General Hospital (PETAL Clinical Coordinating Center)

Study Officials

  • David A. Schoenfeld, PhD

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prinicipal Investigator PETAL CCC

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 24, 2015

First Posted

July 27, 2015

Study Start

January 4, 2016

Primary Completion

July 3, 2018

Study Completion

April 4, 2019

Last Updated

August 13, 2019

Results First Posted

August 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Data will be collected electronically and stored at the Clinical Coordinating Center at MGH. A de-identified database of all data will be available for use 3 years after the primary publication. Data can be accessed at that point via the NHLBI BioLINCC data repository.

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