AzTrials
AzTrials

Blood Loss, SurgicalPhase 4NCT00859547

Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Recombinant Thrombin (rThrombin) in Pediatric Participants

A Phase 4 study testing rThrombin, 1000 IU/mL in people with Blood Loss, Surgical, run by ZymoGenetics at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and immunogenicity of recombinant thrombin (rThrombin) administered as an aid to hemostasis during burn wound excision and skin grafting in pediatric patients, newborn through 17 years of age. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Blood Loss, Surgical
What is being tested?
rThrombin, 1000 IU/mL
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2009to Jan 2010
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Age of newborn through 17 years at time of enrollment
  • At least 1 skin graft recipient site measuring at least 1% of total body surface area (TBSA)
  • Total initial burn wounds estimated to measure less than 40% of TBSA
  • Bleeding indicating treatment with rThrombin during the surgical procedure
  • Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 2 days prior to study-drug treatment
  • informed consent document signed by legal representative (guardian) and approved by an institutional review board/independent ethics committee (IRB/IEC)
  • Participant has signed an IRB/IEC-approved pediatric assent document, if applicable

Who cannot join

  • Gestational age younger than 36 weeks at birth (for infants younger than 2 years)
  • Documented active infection at the graft recipient site (participants with resolved infections at potential graft recipient sites are not excluded)
  • Acute inhalation injury, as defined by bronchoscopic evidence of lower airway injury
  • Currently undergoing autologous skin grafting for ischemic ulcer disease or cutaneous malignancies
  • Presence of antibodies or hypersensitivity to the study drug or any of its components, other thrombin preparations, or coagulation factors
  • Transfusion of whole blood, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, or platelets within 24 hours prior to study-drug treatment (packed red blood cell transfusions are allowed)
Show all 10Show fewer
  • History of HIV infection or other immunodeficiency syndrome or is taking immunosuppressive or antirejection medications
  • Medical, social, or psychosocial factors that, in the opinion of the investigator, could affect safety or compliance with study procedures
  • Breastfeeding or being breastfed
  • Treatment with any experimental agent within 30 days of study enrollment or treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Arizona Burn Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85008

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: A Phase 4, Open-Label, Single-Group Safety and Immunogenicity Study of RECOTHROM® (rThrombin) in Pediatric Subjects Undergoing Synchronous Burn Wound Excision and Skin Grafting

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and immunogenicity of recombinant thrombin (rThrombin) administered as an aid to hemostasis during burn wound excision and skin grafting in pediatric patients, newborn through 17 years of age.

Read the detailed description

The safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of rThrombin have been evaluated in 5 Phase 2 studies, 1 pivotal Phase 3 study, and 1 Phase 3b study, in surgical indications such as: spinal surgery, major hepatic resection, peripheral arterial bypass surgery, arteriovenous graft formation for hemodialysis access, and burn wound excision. Limited data currently exist on the effects of rThrombin exposure in pediatric patients. This Phase 4 trial aims to provide additional information on the use of rThrombin in children by evaluating the drug's safety and immunogenicity when administered as an aid to hemostasis during burn wound excision and skin grafting in pediatric burn patients.

Being tested
rThrombin, 1000 IU/mL
Medical subject headings
Blood Loss, Surgical

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • rThrombin, 1000 IU/mLBiological

    Also called RECOTHROM

    rThrombin,1000 IU/mL, 1000 IU/mL, applied topically to the bleeding site during a single surgery procedure on Day 1.

Study groups in NCT00859547
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Recombinant thrombin (rThrombin), 1000 IU/mLExperimentalNot described
Receives: Biological: rThrombin, 1000 IU/mL

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With Death, Serious Adverse Events, Treatment-related Adverse Events (AE), AEs Leading to Discontinuation, and AEs of Hypersensitivity

    An AE is any new unfavorable symptom, sign, or disease or worsening of a preexisting condition that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with treatment. An SAE is any unfavorable medical event that at any dose results in death, persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or drug dependency or abuse; is life-threatening, an important medical event, or a congenital anomaly/birth defect; or requires or prolongs hospitalization. Treatment-related=possibly, probably, or certainly related to and of unknown relationship to study treatment

    Measured: Days 1 through 29, continuously

  2. Number of Participants With AEs by Maximum Severity

    An AE is any new unfavorable symptom, sign, or disease or worsening of a preexisting condition that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with treatment. Mild=asymptomatic or minor symptoms; intervention not indicated. Moderate=requiring only minimal, local, or noninvasive intervention. Severe=significant symptoms but not life-threatening; hospitalization or invasive intervention indicated. Life-threatening=indicating intensive care or urgent invasive intervention.

    Measured: Days 1 through 29, continuously

  3. Number of Participants With Clinical Laboratory Findings of Grade O or Higher in Platelet, White Blood Cell (WBC), Lymphocyte, and Neutrophil Counts

    Abnormal laboratory findings were recorded as AEs when considered clinically significant (unusual for the surgical population or individual participant) by the investigator, when associated with symptoms, when requiring specific treatment, or when requiring a change in participant management.LLN=lower level of normal. Platelets: Grade 0=normal. WBC: Grade 0=normal. Lymphocytes: Grade 0=normal; Grade 1=<LLN x 0.8-10^9/L. Neutrophils: Grade 0=normal; Grade 1=<LLN-1.5x10^9/L; Grade 2=<1.5-1.0x10^9/L

    Measured: Baseline and Day 29 from Baseline

  4. Number of Participants With Clinical Laboratory Findings of Grade 0 or Higher in Hemoglobin Levels

    LLN=lower level of normal. Grade 1=100 g/L to <LLN; Grade 2=80 to <100 g/L; Grade 3=65 to <80 g/L; Grade 4=<65 g/L.

    Measured: Baseline and Day 29 from Baseline

  5. Number of Participants With Clinical Laboratory Findings of Grade 0 or Higher in Creatinine Levels

    ULN=upper level of normal. Grade 0=normal; Grade 1=>ULN to 1.5 x ULN.

    Measured: Baseline and Day 29 from Baseline

  6. Number of Participants With Elevations in the Coagulation Parameter of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPPT)of Grade 0 or Higher

    ULN=upper limit of normal. Grade 0=normal; Grade 1=ULN to 1.5 x ULN.

    Measured: Baseline and Day 29 from Baseline

  7. Number of Participants With a High International Normalized Ratio (INR) of Prothrombin Time of Grade 0 or Higher

    Grade 0=normal.

    Measured: Baseline and Day 29 from Baseline

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Number of Participants WIth Positive Findings for Anti-rThrombin Product Antibody

    Antibody-positive was defined as seroconversion or ≥1.0 unit (≥10-fold) increase in titer compared with antibody titer at baseline.

    Measured: At Day 29

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Mar 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2009
  3. Primary completionJan 2010
  4. Study completionJan 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00859547
Sponsor's protocol ID
499H01
Status last verified
Jan 2012
First submitted
9 Mar 2009
Last updated
26 Jan 2012
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Sinha S, Gabriel VA, Arora RK, Shin W, Scott J, Bharadia SK, Verly M, Rahmani WM, Nickerson DA, Fraulin FO, Chatterjee P, Ahuja RB, Biernaskie JA. Interventions for postburn pruritus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jun 5;6(6):CD013468. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013468.pub2.

    PubMed 38837237
  • Foster KN, Mullins RF, Greenhalgh DG, Gamelli RL, Glat P, Lentz CW, Kahn SA, Brandigi C, Fredlund P, Alexander WA. Recombinant human thrombin: safety and immunogenicity in pediatric burn wound excision. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Oct;46(10):1992-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.05.022.

    PubMed 22008340

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing rThrombin, 1000 IU/mL in people with Blood Loss, Surgical, run by ZymoGenetics at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 8 Dec 2011). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With Death, Serious Adverse Events, Treatment-related Adverse Events (AE), AEs Leading to Discontinuation, and AEs of Hypersensitivity (time frame: Days 1 through 29, continuously). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00859547, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2012.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in