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Traumatic Brain InjuryPhase 2AFISTBINCT04117672

Antisecretory Factor In Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

A Phase 2 study testing Salovum in people with Traumatic Brain Injury, run by Peter Siesjö at 1 site in Sweden.

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Trial summary

This study evaluates the addition of Salovum, an egg yolk powder enriched for antisecretory factor, to standard care of participants with severe traumatic brain injury. Half of the participants will be administered Salovum while the other half will be given a placebo egg yolk powder, not enriched for antisecretory… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Traumatic Brain Injury
What is being tested?
Salovum
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
10 Mar 2020to 30 Jun 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 10 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Severe traumatic brain injury, Glasgow Outcome Scale (GCS) <9 at admission to NICU.
  • Clinical indication for insertion of intracranial pressure monitor, intracerebral oxygen pressure monitor and microdialysis catheter.
  • Consultation with relatives or consent from guardians.

Who cannot join

  • Known egg yolk allergy.
  • Unilateral or bilateral fixed and dilated pupil after initial operative intervention.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Peter Siesjö, MD, PhD contact

+4646171274

peter.siesjo@med.lu.se

David Cederberg, MD contact

+4646177655

david.cederberg@med.lu.se

Sweden1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Skane University Hopsital

    Lund, 22185

    David Cederberg, MD, david.cederberg@med.lu.se

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Antisecretory Factor in Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury With Multimodal Monitoring

This study evaluates the addition of Salovum, an egg yolk powder enriched for antisecretory factor, to standard care of participants with severe traumatic brain injury. Half of the participants will be administered Salovum while the other half will be given a placebo egg yolk powder, not enriched for antisecretory factor. Intracranial pressure (ICP), partial brain oxygen pressure (PtbO2), microdialysis of metabolites and inflammatory mediators and trauma intensity level (TIL) will be assessed in all patients.

Read the detailed description

Cerebral edema accounts for an essential part of the morbidity and mortality in severe traumatic brain injury but can also arise in other cerebral pathologies such as infectious and ischemic conditions such e.g. stroke and meningitis. Cerebral edema can lead to an elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) with impact on both perfusion and diffusion in the brain.

AF (antisecretory factor) is a 41 kilodalton endogenous and essential protein with proposed antisecretory and anti-inflammatory effects. AF is homologous to S5A and Rpn10 proteins which are parts of the 26S proteasome subunit. AF also shows close homology to angiocidin a protein with reported anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic properties. The AF protein is cleaved into several active peptides, one of which has been synthesized within a 16 amino acid peptide (AF-16) that has been used in animal experimental studies. Salovum® is a product based on the egg yolk powder B221®, and contains high levels of AF. Salovum® is classified as a food for special medical purposes (FSMP) by the European Food Safety Agency.

AF has shown clinical effects in Mb Ménière, mastitis and meningitis. Experimentally AF-16 and AF have been shown to reduce intracranial pressure and improve outcome in models of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and herpes encephalitis. Preliminary results show reduction of ICP and improved outcome in human traumatic brain injury. A randomized, prospective, double-blinded phase 2-3 in participants with severe traumatic head injury is ongoing at Tygerberg University Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (ClinicalTrials.gov identification number: NCT03339505).

The antisecretory factor is an endogenous protein and no antibody formation has been demonstrated in human administration. Although Salovum® has been given to hundreds of patients, no side effects have been recorded. Egg yolk allergy is a contraindication but no cases of triggered allergy have been reported.

The mechanisms underlying the effects of antisecretory factor on cerebral edema are not clarified. Immune modulation through effects on myeloid cells, proteasome modulation and effects on ion pumps have been proposed.

The present study intends to clarify mechanisms behind the proposed effect of antisecretory factor in cerebral edema In the present study participants with severe traumatic brain injury as defined in inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomised to either treatment with Salovum or placebo egg powder during 5 days after enrolment. Randomisation will be performed in blocks and randomisation envelopes will be used with the number inside the envelope. Salovum and normal egg powder will be suspended with tap water and administered through the gastric feeding tube. All participants will receive standard care for severe TBI according to the treatment algorithm at the Neuro Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Neurosurgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. The algorithm prescribes invasive monitoring of ICP, PtbO2 and metabolites (cerebral microdialysis). As this algorithm includes stepwise co-interventions in order to control ICP and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) the TIL score will be used to compensate for the bias of increased co-interventions in either arm. At follow up patients will be assessed for mortality and Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE)

Being tested
Salovum, Placebo egg yolk powder
Keywords
traumatic brain injury, cerebral edema, antisecretory factor, inflammatory cytokines, cerebral oxygen monitoring, intracranial pressure, microdialysis
Medical subject headings
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Edema

What participants receive

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

  • SalovumDietary supplement

    Also called Antisecretory factor

    Active egg yolk powder

  • Placebo egg yolk powderDietary supplement

    Normal egg yolk powder

Study groups in NCT04117672
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorEgg yolk powder not enriched for antisecretory powder
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Placebo egg yolk powder
SalovumExperimentalEgg yolk powder enriched for antisecretory powder
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Salovum

What is being measured

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

  1. ICP mean

    Measured by an intracranial pressure sensor

    Measured: During intervention, 5 days

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Concentration of inflammatory cytokines

    Interleukin-6 (Il-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP-1) assessed from microdialysate and plasma by multiplex analysis

    Measured: During intervention, 5 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Oct 2019
  2. Study start10 Mar 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Participants with severe TBI and scheduled for multimodal monitoring will be randomised to active or placebo treatment.
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04117672
Sponsor's protocol ID
2019-00553
Other IDs
2019
Acronym
AFISTBI
Status last verified
Jan 2026
First submitted
23 Sep 2019
Last updated
21 Jan 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Individual patient data that underlie published results will be made available after publication.after de identification.

Publications

  • Ilkhanizadeh S, Sabelstrom H, Miroshnikova YA, Frantz A, Zhu W, Idilli A, Lakins JN, Schmidt C, Quigley DA, Fenster T, Yuan E, Trzeciak JR, Saxena S, Lindberg OR, Mouw JK, Burdick JA, Magnitsky S, Berger MS, Phillips JJ, Arosio D, Sun D, Weaver VM, Weiss WA, Persson AI. Antisecretory Factor-Mediated Inhibition of Cell Volume Dynamics Produces Antitumor Activity in Glioblastoma. Mol Cancer Res. 2018 May;16(5):777-790. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-17-0413. Epub 2018 Feb 5.

    PubMed 29431617
  • Clausen F, Hansson HA, Raud J, Marklund N. Intranasal Administration of the Antisecretory Peptide AF-16 Reduces Edema and Improves Cognitive Function Following Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat. Front Neurol. 2017 Feb 14;8:39. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00039. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 28261150
  • Lonnroth I, Oshalim M, Lange S, Johansson E. Interaction of Proteasomes and Complement C3, Assay of Antisecretory Factor in Blood. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2016;37(1):43-54. doi: 10.1080/15321819.2015.1042544.

    PubMed 25897558
  • Al-Olama M, Lange S, Lonnroth I, Gatzinsky K, Jennische E. Uptake of the antisecretory factor peptide AF-16 in rat blood and cerebrospinal fluid and effects on elevated intracranial pressure. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015 Jan;157(1):129-37. doi: 10.1007/s00701-014-2221-7. Epub 2014 Sep 24.

    PubMed 25248325
  • Johansson E, Al-Olama M, Hansson HA, Lange S, Jennische E. Diet-induced antisecretory factor prevents intracranial hypertension in a dosage-dependent manner. Br J Nutr. 2013 Jun 28;109(12):2247-52. doi: 10.1017/S0007114512004552. Epub 2012 Nov 16.

    PubMed 23153478
  • Hansson HA, Al-Olama M, Jennische E, Gatzinsky K, Lange S. The peptide AF-16 and the AF protein counteract intracranial hypertension. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2012;114:377-82. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0956-4_73.

    PubMed 22327727
  • Jennische E, Bergstrom T, Johansson M, Nystrom K, Tarkowski A, Hansson HA, Lange S. The peptide AF-16 abolishes sickness and death at experimental encephalitis by reducing increase of intracranial pressure. Brain Res. 2008 Aug 28;1227:189-97. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.083. Epub 2008 Jun 11.

    PubMed 18586012
  • Lange S, Lonnroth I. The antisecretory factor: synthesis, anatomical and cellular distribution, and biological action in experimental and clinical studies. Int Rev Cytol. 2001;210:39-75. doi: 10.1016/s0074-7696(01)10003-3.

    PubMed 11580208
  • Johansson E, Lonnroth I, Lange S, Jonson I, Jennische E, Lonnroth C. Molecular cloning and expression of a pituitary gland protein modulating intestinal fluid secretion. J Biol Chem. 1995 Sep 1;270(35):20615-20. doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.35.20615.

    PubMed 7657640
  • Reen L, Cederberg D, Marklund N, Visse E, Siesjo P. Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial. Trials. 2025 Feb 7;26(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-08760-7.

    PubMed 39920739

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Salovum in people with Traumatic Brain Injury, run by Peter Siesjö at 1 site in Sweden.

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 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jan 2026. 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 Sweden. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Peter Siesjö, MD, PhD (+4646171274, peter.siesjo@med.lu.se), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

ICP mean (time frame: During intervention, 5 days). 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 NCT04117672, which also lists 10 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 21 Jan 2026.

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