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Endothelial DysfunctionNCT02619344

Endothelial Dysfunction and Selenium Status in Children With Acute Systemic Inflammatory Response

An observational study of Endothelial Dysfunction and Regulation of Acute Inflammatory Response, run by Federal University of São Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.

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

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Trial summary

The overall hypotheses of this project is that severe sepsis is associated with endothelial dysfunction in pediatric patients and that selenium deficiency is associated with changes in biological markers of endothelial dysfunction and that these changes, in turn, are associated with worse clinical prognosis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 18 years
How many people
114 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
Jan 2016to Jun 2016
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 1 month to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: children admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with systemic inflammatory response.

Who may be able to join

  • All patients admitted to an intensive care unit with systemic inflammatory response

Who cannot join

  • Blood transfusion
  • Chronic disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Emílio Lopes Junior

    São Paulo, São Paulo, 05579-000

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About this study

Official title: Endothelial Dysfunction and Selenium Status in Children With Acute Systemic Inflammatory

The overall hypotheses of this project is that severe sepsis is associated with endothelial dysfunction in pediatric patients and that selenium deficiency is associated with changes in biological markers of endothelial dysfunction and that these changes, in turn, are associated with worse clinical prognosis.

Read the detailed description

Background: Oxidative stress occurs during shock as a result of granulocytes and endothelial cell activation. Higher intensity of endothelial activation is associated with unfavorable outcomes. Selenium is an essential trace element that plays a key role in the antioxidant defenses and whose plasma concentrations have been low in critically ill patients. There are no clinical studies, especially in pediatric patients that consider the roles of selenium and nutritional status in the modulation of endothelial adaptive response during the inflammatory response secondary to shock. The investigators hypothesize that selenium deficiency is associated with changes in biological markers of endothelial dysfunction and that these changes, in turn, are associated with worse clinical prognosis. Objectives: 1) to investigate the association between selenium (Se) status and the endothelial activation in children during acute systemic inflammatory response and 2) to investigate whether the intensity of endothelial activation can predict the clinical outcome in children with systemic inflammatory response.

Methodology: prospective, observational study in children admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with systemic inflammatory response. The primary outcome will be 'intensity endothelial activation' which will be defined based on biological markers (SE-selectin, soluble intercellular molecule 1 of Vascular Cell adhesion Molecule and soluble adhesion-1). The association between the state of Se (anthropometric measurements, blood levels of selenium and erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase, selenoprotein P activity) and this outcome will be investigated in a multiple logistic model considering age, gender, primary diagnosis, prognostic scores and clinical characteristics. The secondary outcome will be 'clinical prognosis' which will be defined based on 'organ dysfunction' (creatinine level, platelets level and arterial hypotension), infectious complications during the staying in ICU and death up to 28 days. In this step the explanatory variables will be the same used in the first analyse plus to 'intensity of endothelial activation'. Participants will be followed for the duration of ICU/Hospital stay, an expected average of 28 days. Particularly, biological markers of endothelial activation will be evaluated in three different times: at baseline and on days 3 and 5 ICU. Expected results: if the study hypotheses are correct, they may justify the analysis of biomarkers of endothelial activation in medical practice and in future studies assessing the benefits of selenium supplementation in critical illness.

What is being measured

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

  1. association between selenium status and the endothelial activation

    To investigate the association between selenium status and the endothelial activation in children during acute systemic inflammatory response.

    Measured: 30/06/2016 (up to 2 years)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Endothelial activation and clinical outcome in children with SIRS

    To investigate whether the intensity of endothelial activation can predict the clinical outcome in children with systemic inflammatory response

    Measured: 30/06/2016 (up to 2 years)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Dec 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2016
  3. Primary completionJun 2016
  4. Study completionJun 2016

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
114 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02619344
Sponsor's protocol ID
Endothelium
Status last verified
Jun 2016
First submitted
3 Aug 2015
Last updated
22 Jun 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Dellinger RP, Levy MM, Rhodes A, Annane D, Gerlach H, Opal SM, Sevransky JE, Sprung CL, Douglas IS, Jaeschke R, Osborn TM, Nunnally ME, Townsend SR, Reinhart K, Kleinpell RM, Angus DC, Deutschman CS, Machado FR, Rubenfeld GD, Webb SA, Beale RJ, Vincent JL, Moreno R; Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee including the Pediatric Subgroup. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2012. Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb;41(2):580-637. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827e83af.

    PubMed 23353941
  • Goldstein B, Giroir B, Randolph A; International Consensus Conference on Pediatric Sepsis. International pediatric sepsis consensus conference: definitions for sepsis and organ dysfunction in pediatrics. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 Jan;6(1):2-8. doi: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000149131.72248.E6.

    PubMed 15636651

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Endothelial Dysfunction and Regulation of Acute Inflammatory Response, run by Federal University of São Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.

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 1 inclusion and 2 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 22 Jun 2016. 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 Brazil. 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

association between selenium status and the endothelial activation (time frame: 30/06/2016 (up to 2 years)). 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 NCT02619344, 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 22 Jun 2016.

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