CoagulopathyPhase 2NCT01897792
Effect of Antioxidant Vitamins on Coagulopathy and Nosocomial Pneumonia After Severe Trauma
A Phase 2 study testing Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Saline (for Vitamin C) in people with Coagulopathy and Nosocomial Pneumonia, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of antioxidant vitamins (vitamins C and E) on the development of coagulation derangements and nosocomial pneumonia after severe trauma in patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Coagulopathy, Nosocomial Pneumonia
- What is being tested?
- Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Saline (for Vitamin C)
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 11 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2013to Feb 2015
- Phase
- Phase 2
- 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 19 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult trauma patients admitted to the emergency department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital
- Blunt or penetrating injury
- UAB highest trauma activation
Who cannot join
- Age < 19 years of age
- Patients with known bleeding diathesis or who are concurrently taking anticoagulant medication
- Patients with known liver disease
- Minor patients
- Pregnant patients (known or suspected pregnancy)
- Patients who are incarcerated
- Patients who lack a surrogate
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of antioxidant vitamins (vitamins C and E) on the development of coagulation derangements and nosocomial pneumonia after severe trauma in patients.
- Conditions
- Coagulopathy, Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Being tested
- Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Saline (for Vitamin C), Placebo (for Vitamin E)
- Medical subject headings
- Hemostatic Disorders, Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Vitamin CDietary supplement
Also called ascorbic acid
Vitamin EDietary supplement
Also called alpha-tocopherol
Saline (for Vitamin C)Dietary supplement
0.9% saline administered to mimic Vitamin C
Placebo (for Vitamin E)Drug
Sugar pill administered to mimic Vitamin E
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamins C and E | Experimental | Vitamin C (1,000 mg i.v.) and Vitamin E (1,000 IU p.o. via the naso-gastric tube) administered every 8 hours starting within one hour after admission to the Emergency department for up to 5 days or until discharge from the ICU, whichever comes first. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Vitamin C; Dietary Supplement: Vitamin E |
| 0.9% saline and sugar pill | Placebo comparator | 100 ml of 0.9% saline (for i.v. Vitamin C) and a p.o. placebo (sugar pill for the p.o. Vitamin E) administered every 8 hours starting within one hour after admission to the Emergency department for up to 5 days or until discharge from the ICU, whichever comes first. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Saline (for Vitamin C); Drug: Placebo (for Vitamin E) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants With Coagulation Abnormalities
Coagulation parameters are evaluated using standard functional tests (prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), fibrinogen and platelet count)and point of care functional analysis using thromboelastogram (TEG-ROTEM). A blood sample is collected upon arrival in the emergency department at 0 hours only and analyzed for markers of activation of coagulation, inflammation, and levels of vitamin C/E.
Measured: From enrollment up to 3 days
Number of Subjects With Ventilator-associated Pneumonia.
Number of subjects diagnosed with pneumonia and requiring ventilator support.
Measured: From enrollment to 3 days
Number of Subjects With Organ Injury
Any injury to internal organs (thoracic, abdominal or cranial cavity)
Measured: From enrollment to 3 days
Number of Total Blood Product Transfusions
the number of blood product transfusions for all subjects in each group over the course of 3 days.
Measured: From enrollment to 3 days
Secondary outcomes (6)
Number of Protocol Violations Per Arm.
The number of times that there was a deviation or violation from how the protocol was to be implemented.
Measured: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Number of Subjects Surviving to Day 28
Number of subjects that survived to day 28 after enrollment
Measured: from enrollment up to 28 days post enrollment
Number of Subjects With 60-day Survival
Number of subjects in each arm that survived to day 60
Measured: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Mean Number of Ventilator-free Days for Subjects
The mean number of ventilator free days (not on ventilator) for subjects in each arm
Measured: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Mean Number of Days in ICU.
the mean number of days each subject was in the ICU in each arm
Measured: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Mean Number of Hospital Stay Days.
The mean number of days subjects were in the hospital in each arm of the study
Measured: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Jul 2013 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2013
- Primary completionFeb 2015
- Study completionFeb 2015
Why it stopped: Inability to recruit patients that meet inclusion criteria.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (11)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for CoagulopathyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Alabama at BirminghamThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 11 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jean-Francois Pittet, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Investigators
- Jean-Francois Pittet, M.D., Principal investigator, The University of Alabama at BirminghamJeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D., Principal investigator, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01897792
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- F101108001
- Status last verified
- Feb 2017
- First submitted
- 9 Jul 2013
- Last updated
- 29 Mar 2017
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Brohi K, Cohen MJ, Ganter MT, Matthay MA, Mackersie RC, Pittet JF. Acute traumatic coagulopathy: initiated by hypoperfusion: modulated through the protein C pathway? Ann Surg. 2007 May;245(5):812-8. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000256862.79374.31.
PubMed 17457176Brohi K, Cohen MJ, Ganter MT, Schultz MJ, Levi M, Mackersie RC, Pittet JF. Acute coagulopathy of trauma: hypoperfusion induces systemic anticoagulation and hyperfibrinolysis. J Trauma. 2008 May;64(5):1211-7; discussion 1217. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318169cd3c.
PubMed 18469643Chesebro BB, Rahn P, Carles M, Esmon CT, Xu J, Brohi K, Frith D, Pittet JF, Cohen MJ. Increase in activated protein C mediates acute traumatic coagulopathy in mice. Shock. 2009 Dec;32(6):659-65. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0b013e3181a5a632.
PubMed 19333141Cohen MJ, Bir N, Rahn P, Dotson R, Brohi K, Chesebro BB, Mackersie R, Carles M, Wiener-Kronish J, Pittet JF. Protein C depletion early after trauma increases the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Trauma. 2009 Dec;67(6):1176-81. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181c1c1bc.
PubMed 20009664Nathens AB, Neff MJ, Jurkovich GJ, Klotz P, Farver K, Ruzinski JT, Radella F, Garcia I, Maier RV. Randomized, prospective trial of antioxidant supplementation in critically ill surgical patients. Ann Surg. 2002 Dec;236(6):814-22. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200212000-00014.
PubMed 12454520Collier BR, Giladi A, Dossett LA, Dyer L, Fleming SB, Cotton BA. Impact of high-dose antioxidants on outcomes in acutely injured patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2008 Jul-Aug;32(4):384-8. doi: 10.1177/0148607108319808.
PubMed 18596309Secor D, Li F, Ellis CG, Sharpe MD, Gross PL, Wilson JX, Tyml K. Impaired microvascular perfusion in sepsis requires activated coagulation and P-selectin-mediated platelet adhesion in capillaries. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Nov;36(11):1928-34. doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1969-3. Epub 2010 Aug 6.
PubMed 20689935Brohi K, Singh J, Heron M, Coats T. Acute traumatic coagulopathy. J Trauma. 2003 Jun;54(6):1127-30. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000069184.82147.06.
PubMed 12813333MacLeod JB, Lynn M, McKenney MG, Cohn SM, Murtha M. Early coagulopathy predicts mortality in trauma. J Trauma. 2003 Jul;55(1):39-44. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000075338.21177.EF.
PubMed 12855879Esmon CT. The protein C pathway. Chest. 2003 Sep;124(3 Suppl):26S-32S. doi: 10.1378/chest.124.3_suppl.26s.
PubMed 12970121Giladi AM, Dossett LA, Fleming SB, Abumrad NN, Cotton BA. High-dose antioxidant administration is associated with a reduction in post-injury complications in critically ill trauma patients. Injury. 2011 Jan;42(1):78-82. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.01.104. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
PubMed 20149369
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Mar 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Antioxidant Vitamins on Coagulopathy and Nosocomial Pneumonia After Severe Trauma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01897792
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- F101108001
- Conditions
- Coagulopathy, Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Inability to recruit patients that meet inclusion criteria.
- Enrolment
- 11 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2013
- Primary completion
- Feb 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Jul 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 29 Mar 2017
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of antioxidant vitamins (vitamins C and E) on the development of coagulation derangements and nosocomial pneumonia after severe trauma in patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamins C and E | Experimental | Dietary Supplement: Vitamin C, Dietary Supplement: Vitamin EVitamin C (1,000 mg i.v.) and Vitamin E (1,000 IU p.o. via the naso-gastric tube) administered every 8 hours starting within one hour after admission to the Emergency department for up to 5 days or until discharge from the ICU, whichever comes first. |
| 0.9% saline and sugar pill | Placebo comparator | Dietary Supplement: Saline (for Vitamin C), Drug: Placebo (for Vitamin E)100 ml of 0.9% saline (for i.v. Vitamin C) and a p.o. placebo (sugar pill for the p.o. Vitamin E) administered every 8 hours starting within one hour after admission to the Emergency department for up to 5 days or until discharge from the ICU, whichever comes first. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Adult trauma patients admitted to the emergency department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital
- Blunt or penetrating injury
- UAB highest trauma activation
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Age < 19 years of age
- Patients with known bleeding diathesis or who are concurrently taking anticoagulant medication
- Patients with known liver disease
- Minor patients
- Pregnant patients (known or suspected pregnancy)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin CAlso: ascorbic acid | Dietary supplement | Vitamins C and E |
| Vitamin EAlso: alpha-tocopherol | Dietary supplement | Vitamins C and E |
| Saline (for Vitamin C)0.9% saline administered to mimic Vitamin C | Dietary supplement | 0.9% saline and sugar pill |
| Placebo (for Vitamin E)Sugar pill administered to mimic Vitamin E | Drug | 0.9% saline and sugar pill |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With Coagulation Abnormalities
Time frame: From enrollment up to 3 days
Coagulation parameters are evaluated using standard functional tests (prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), fibrinogen and platelet count)and point of care functional analysis using thromboelastogram (TEG-ROTEM). A blood sample is collected upon arrival in the emergency department at 0 hours only and analyzed for markers of activation of coagulation, inflammation, and levels of vitamin C/E.
Number of Subjects With Ventilator-associated Pneumonia.
Time frame: From enrollment to 3 days
Number of subjects diagnosed with pneumonia and requiring ventilator support.
Number of Subjects With Organ Injury
Time frame: From enrollment to 3 days
Any injury to internal organs (thoracic, abdominal or cranial cavity)
Number of Total Blood Product Transfusions
Time frame: From enrollment to 3 days
the number of blood product transfusions for all subjects in each group over the course of 3 days.
6 secondary outcomes
Number of Protocol Violations Per Arm.
Time frame: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Number of Subjects Surviving to Day 28
Time frame: from enrollment up to 28 days post enrollment
Number of Subjects With 60-day Survival
Time frame: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Mean Number of Ventilator-free Days for Subjects
Time frame: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Mean Number of Days in ICU.
Time frame: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Mean Number of Hospital Stay Days.
Time frame: from enrollment up to 60 days post enrollment
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Mar 2017.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 17457176Brohi K, Cohen MJ, Ganter MT, Matthay MA, Mackersie RC, Pittet JF. Acute traumatic coagulopathy: initiated by hypoperfusion: modulated through the protein C pathway? Ann Surg. 2007 May;245(5):812-8. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000256862.79374.31.
- Background: PubMed 18469643Brohi K, Cohen MJ, Ganter MT, Schultz MJ, Levi M, Mackersie RC, Pittet JF. Acute coagulopathy of trauma: hypoperfusion induces systemic anticoagulation and hyperfibrinolysis. J Trauma. 2008 May;64(5):1211-7; discussion 1217. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318169cd3c.
- Background: PubMed 19333141Chesebro BB, Rahn P, Carles M, Esmon CT, Xu J, Brohi K, Frith D, Pittet JF, Cohen MJ. Increase in activated protein C mediates acute traumatic coagulopathy in mice. Shock. 2009 Dec;32(6):659-65. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0b013e3181a5a632.
- Background: PubMed 20009664Cohen MJ, Bir N, Rahn P, Dotson R, Brohi K, Chesebro BB, Mackersie R, Carles M, Wiener-Kronish J, Pittet JF. Protein C depletion early after trauma increases the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Trauma. 2009 Dec;67(6):1176-81. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181c1c1bc.
- Background: PubMed 12454520Nathens AB, Neff MJ, Jurkovich GJ, Klotz P, Farver K, Ruzinski JT, Radella F, Garcia I, Maier RV. Randomized, prospective trial of antioxidant supplementation in critically ill surgical patients. Ann Surg. 2002 Dec;236(6):814-22. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200212000-00014.
- Background: PubMed 18596309Collier BR, Giladi A, Dossett LA, Dyer L, Fleming SB, Cotton BA. Impact of high-dose antioxidants on outcomes in acutely injured patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2008 Jul-Aug;32(4):384-8. doi: 10.1177/0148607108319808.
- Background: PubMed 20689935Secor D, Li F, Ellis CG, Sharpe MD, Gross PL, Wilson JX, Tyml K. Impaired microvascular perfusion in sepsis requires activated coagulation and P-selectin-mediated platelet adhesion in capillaries. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Nov;36(11):1928-34. doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1969-3. Epub 2010 Aug 6.
- Background: PubMed 12813333Brohi K, Singh J, Heron M, Coats T. Acute traumatic coagulopathy. J Trauma. 2003 Jun;54(6):1127-30. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000069184.82147.06.
- Background: PubMed 12855879MacLeod JB, Lynn M, McKenney MG, Cohn SM, Murtha M. Early coagulopathy predicts mortality in trauma. J Trauma. 2003 Jul;55(1):39-44. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000075338.21177.EF.
- Background: PubMed 12970121Esmon CT. The protein C pathway. Chest. 2003 Sep;124(3 Suppl):26S-32S. doi: 10.1378/chest.124.3_suppl.26s.
- Background: PubMed 20149369Giladi AM, Dossett LA, Fleming SB, Abumrad NN, Cotton BA. High-dose antioxidant administration is associated with a reduction in post-injury complications in critically ill trauma patients. Injury. 2011 Jan;42(1):78-82. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.01.104. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jean-Francois Pittet, M.D. principal investigator
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D. principal investigator
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Saline (for Vitamin C) in people with Coagulopathy and Nosocomial Pneumonia, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 3 inclusion and 7 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Mar 2017. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
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 29 Mar 2017). 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 Coagulation Abnormalities (time frame: From enrollment up to 3 days). The study lists 4 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 NCT01897792, which also lists 11 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 29 Mar 2017.