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Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeNCT03089957

Prevention of Ulinastatin on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

A study testing Ulinastatin in people with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Critical Illness, run by Peking University Third Hospital at 10 sites in China.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

Since strategies were applied in intensive care medicine, including low tidal volume ventilation, fluid resuscitation, use of antibiotics, restrictive transfusion strategy and bundle of ventilator therapy, the incidence of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has been decreased recent years. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Ulinastatin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
840 participants
Where
10 sitesChina
Study dates
20 Feb 2017to 1 Jul 2021
Phase
Interventional
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients should be more than 18 years old
  • Patients are expected to living within 72 hours of ICU admission
  • Patients' Lung Injury Prediction Score (LIPS) more than 4 and got at least 1 risk factors as below: bacteremia, sepsis or sepsis shock, pneumonia, multiple fractures, pulmonary contusion, aspiration, multiple blood transfusion, severe acute pancreatitis.

Who cannot join

  • diagnosed as ARDS
  • without written informed consent
  • with HIV infection
  • with other immunologic deficiency (leukaemia, immune deficiency syndrome, etc)
  • with organ transplantation or bone marrow transplantation
  • with chronic pulmonary disease (except for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or asthma)
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  • with angitis
  • with neutropenia (except for secondary to sepsis)
  • using granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor or granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
  • using asprin or clopidogrel
  • using glucocorticoid
  • withdrawing treatment
  • treated by Xuebijing, thymosin, or intravenous immunoglobulin 1 month before enrollment
  • enrolled in other clinical trials 3 months before enrollment
  • being pregnancy
  • being lactation

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country.

10 sites in 1 country

China10 sites
  • Peking University Third Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191

  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital ,Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • Chinese Pla General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • CANGZHOU People's Hospital

    Cangzhou, Hebei

  • The second hospital of dalian medical university

    Dalian, Liaoning

  • The first affiliated hospital of Guangxi Medical University

    Nanning, Guangxi

  • Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

    Shenzhen, Guangdong

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

    Zhengzhou, Henan

  • Central Hospital of Zi Bo

    Zibo, Shandong

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Prevention of Ulinastatin on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) A Randomized Controlled Trial

Since strategies were applied in intensive care medicine, including low tidal volume ventilation, fluid resuscitation, use of antibiotics, restrictive transfusion strategy and bundle of ventilator therapy, the incidence of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has been decreased recent years. However, the mortality of severe ARDS is still higher to 45%. Few medications did were indicated to be effective in working on development of ARDS. Different with other disease, ARDS were difficult to prevent in its later stage like a domino effect. The medication interventions are all used after ARDS was developed, including ulinastatin. The investigators hypothesized that the key point in failure of medication therapy is the delay timing of medication intervention. If given the preventive strategy, such as ulinastatin, the incidence or the severity of ARDS might be decreased. Therefore this is a randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis of the preventive effect of ulinastatin in ARDS.

This is a multi-center, randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled study.

Read the detailed description

Since strategies were applied in intensive care medicine, including low tidal volume ventilation, fluid resuscitation, use of antibiotics, restrictive transfusion strategy and bundle of ventilator therapy, the incidence of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has been decreased recent years. However, the mortality of severe ARDS is still higher to 45%. Few medications did were indicated to be effective in working on development of ARDS. Different with other disease, ARDS were difficult to prevent in its later stage like a domino effect. The medication interventions are all used after ARDS was developed, including ulinastatin. The investigators hypothesized that the key point in failure of medication therapy is the delay timing of medication intervention. If given the preventive strategy, such as ulinastatin, the incidence or the severity of ARDS might be decreased.

Ulinastatin is a urinary trypsin inhibitor (UTI) that inhibits various inflammatory proteases has been widely used in China, Japan, and Korea for the treatment of patients with inflammatory disorders, postoperative organs protection, shock, and pancreatitis.

Therefore this is a randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis of the preventive effect of ulinastatin in ARDS.

This is a multi-center, randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled study.

Being tested
Ulinastatin, Usual care
Keywords
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Critical Illness, Randomized Controlled Trial, Ulinastatin
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Critical Illness

What participants receive

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

  • UlinastatinDrug

    200,000 IU ulinastatin will be dissolved in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline by continuous intravenous infusion for 1h, 3 times per day for 5 days.

  • Usual careOther

    Usual care in ICU.

Study groups in NCT03089957
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Ulinastatin groupExperimental200,000 IU ulinastatin will be dissolved in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline by continuous intravenous infusion for 1h, 3 times per day for 5 days.
Receives: Drug: Ulinastatin; Other: Usual care
Control groupPlacebo comparatorControl group will be in usual care without any intervention.
Receives: Other: Usual care

What is being measured

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

  1. The incidence of ARDS

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. The numbers of ARDS patients who meet the criteria for mild, moderate, and severe using the Berlin Definition, separately.

    The severity of ARDS will be assessed by the Berlin Definition in mild, moderate and severe ARDs according to oxygenation.

    Measured: 3 years

  2. The number of patients who need mechanical ventilation

    Measured: 3 years

  3. Lengths of mechanical ventilation

    Measured: 3 years

  4. Lengths of ICU

    Measured: 3 years

  5. Lengths of stay

    Measured: 3 years

  6. The incidence of other organ disorders

    Measured: 3 years

  7. Mortality of 28 days

    Measured: 0-28 days

  8. Mortality of 60 days

    Measured: 0-60 days

  9. Total cost in admission

    Measured: 3 years

  10. Adverse events related to drugs.

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Mar 2017
  2. Study start20 Feb 2017
  3. Primary completion17 Dec 2020
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2021

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
840 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03089957
Sponsor's protocol ID
2016-0001
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
12 Mar 2017
Last updated
24 Jan 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: All data will be shared with other researchers in papers.

Publications

  • Jeong CW, Lee CS, Lee SH, Jeung HJ, Kwak SH. Urinary trypsin inhibitor attenuates liver enzyme elevation after liver resection. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2012 Aug;63(2):120-3. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2012.63.2.120. Epub 2012 Aug 14.

    PubMed 22949978
  • ARDS Definition Task Force; Ranieri VM, Rubenfeld GD, Thompson BT, Ferguson ND, Caldwell E, Fan E, Camporota L, Slutsky AS. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: the Berlin Definition. JAMA. 2012 Jun 20;307(23):2526-33. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.5669.

    PubMed 22797452
  • Levitt JE, Calfee CS, Goldstein BA, Vojnik R, Matthay MA. Early acute lung injury: criteria for identifying lung injury prior to the need for positive pressure ventilation*. Crit Care Med. 2013 Aug;41(8):1929-37. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828a3d99.

    PubMed 23782966
  • Wang Z, Beach D, Su L, Zhai R, Christiani DC. A genome-wide expression analysis in blood identifies pre-elafin as a biomarker in ARDS. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2008 Jun;38(6):724-32. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2007-0354OC. Epub 2008 Jan 18.

    PubMed 18203972
  • Wang Z, Tao L, Yan Y, Zhu X. Rationale and design of a prospective, multicentre, randomised, conventional treatment-controlled, parallel-group trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ulinastatin in preventing acute respiratory distress syndrome in high-risk patients. BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 7;9(3):e025523. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025523.

    PubMed 30850411

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ulinastatin in people with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Critical Illness, run by Peking University Third Hospital at 10 sites in China.

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 16 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 24 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in China. 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.

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?

The incidence of ARDS (time frame: 3 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 NCT03089957, which also lists 5 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 24 Jan 2024.

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