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Acute PoisoningPhase 2NCT06413589

Efficacy of SMOF Lipid in the Management of Acute Poisoning With Clozapine

A Phase 2 study testing SMOF lipid 20% and standard treatment for clozapine toxicity in people with Acute Poisoning, run by Alexandria University at 1 site in Egypt.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The goal of the current study was to evaluate whether SMOF lipid administration could be used as an adjuvant therapy to treat acute, moderate-to-severe clozapine poisoning. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 66 years
Conditions the study is for
Acute Poisoning
What is being tested?
SMOF lipid 20% and standard treatment for clozapine toxicity
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
1 Jan 2022to 28 Feb 2023
Phase
Phase 2
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 to 66 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patients were enrolled in the study in accordance with the following:
  • Gender and age: adult symptomatic males and females. Patients were admitted within 12 hours of exposure to the poison. Patients received no prior treatment before admission. Patients with moderate-to-severe carbamazepine poisoning according to the Poisoning Severity Score (PSS) Patients classified as high-risk (HR) with anti-depressant overdose risk assessment (ADORA) criteria.

Who cannot join

  • Patients were excluded if they had any of the following conditions:
  • pregnant and lactating women. Patients with major medical conditions (e.g. diabetes mellitus), cardiovascular disease, renal, or hepatic failure).
  • Patients suffering from hyperlipidemia. Malignancy. Co-ingestion.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Egypt1 site
  • Faculty of Medicine

    Alexandria

Other trials in Egypt

About this study

Official title: Efficacy of SMOF Lipid in the Management of Acute Poisoning With Clozapine Secondary IDs:

The goal of the current study was to evaluate whether SMOF lipid administration could be used as an adjuvant therapy to treat acute, moderate-to-severe clozapine poisoning.

Read the detailed description

Antipsychotics, a class of drugs primarily used to treat schizophrenia and various mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, encompass a medication like clozapine. Clozapine stands out among antipsychotics due to its lower incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms, such as tardive dyskinesia, and its effectiveness in addressing negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Recent data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) highlight sedatives/hypnotics/antipsychotics as among the top five frequently encountered xenobiotics in human exposure cases. This class of drugs has seen a notable uptick in incidence over the past 18 years. In Egypt, studies from institutions like Tanta University Poison Control Centre (TUPCC) and the National Poisoning Center in Cairo have identified acute clozapine poisoning as a common occurrence within cases of pharmaceutical drug poisonings affecting the central nervous system.

Clozapine toxicity manifests across multiple organ systems, with the central nervous system (CNS) and cardiovascular system (CVS) being most significantly impacted. Common symptoms include pronounced sedation, confusion, delirium, tachycardia, and mild hypotension.

Because there is no definitive antidote for clozapine poisoning, poison control centres recommend supportive therapy based on the patient's clinical condition and multiple-dose activated charcoal (MDAC) as a specific intervention for enhanced elimination. Nevertheless, the elimination of the drug from the body can be prolonged.

The scarcity of physiological antidotes for acute poisonings encourages toxicologists to supplement standard supportive treatment protocols with promising agents that tend to improve morbidity and mortality.

In this context, intravenous lipid emulsions (ILE) are mainly used as a source of energy and essential fatty acids in patients requiring parenteral nutrition. Apart from their nutritional value, lipid emulsion therapy is becoming increasingly popular in critical care settings as a treatment for toxicity with lipophilic agents, particularly when the standard remedies are ineffective.

Following the encouraging outcomes of using ILEs for the treatment of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity, subsequent studies reported the therapeutic effect of ILEs in acute poisonings with other xenobiotics. However, the evidence for the potential effectiveness of ILE in clinical toxicology consists mainly of case reports and experimental studies.

ILE may be suitable for the treatment of clozapine toxicity due to its lipid solubility.

SMOF 20%, a blend of soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil, and fish oil, is a new lipid emulsion product that has shown better therapeutic results regarding parentral nutrition when compared with traditional ones such as Intralipid® 20%. It has been associated with decreased oxidative injury, improved liver function, and increased antioxidant activity

Conditions
Acute Poisoning
Being tested
SMOF lipid 20%, standard treatment for clozapine toxicity
Keywords
clozapine poisoning, SMOF lipid, lipophilic agents

What participants receive

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

  • SMOF lipid 20%Other

    Drug: SMOF lipid 20% SMOF 20%, a blend of soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil, and fish oil, is a new lipid emulsion product that was provided as a bolus dose of 1.5ml/kg for one hour, followed by a maintenance dose of 6 ml/kg for a period of four hours to the active comparator group

  • standard treatment for clozapine toxicityOther

    Hypotension was initially treated with isotonic crystalloid; vasopressors were utilised if intravenous fluids failed to restore the hypotension. This was in the form of norepinephrine with a dose of 0.05 μg/kg/min and titrated till reaching the goal mean arterial pressure (>65 mmHg) [29].

    Those experiencing seizures due to CBZ overdose were treated with benzodiazepines (diazepam) at a dose of 10-20 mg. Benzodiazepines are considered allosteric modulators of the gamma-aminobutyric acid channel.

    MDAC (50 grammes every six hours) was given to all patients in the current study. Those with severe poisoning were given the MDAC after securing the airway with a cuffed endotracheal tube

Study groups in NCT06413589
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
control groupOtherThe first group constitutes the control group that was administered the standard treatment protocol for clozapine toxicity.
Receives: Other: standard treatment for clozapine toxicity
SMOF lipid treated groupActive comparatorThe second group received the SMOF lipid infusion in addition to the standard protocol.Drug: SMOF lipid 20% SMOF 20%; a blend of soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil, and fish oil, is a new lipid emulsion product that was provided as a bolus dose of 1.5ml/kg for one hour, followed by a maintenance dose of 6 ml/kg for a period of four hours to the active comparator group
Receives: Other: SMOF lipid 20%

What is being measured

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

  1. Improvement in Conscious Levels Measured by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

    This study evaluates the efficacy of SMOF lipid 20% in improving conscious levels among participants with acute clozapine poisoning within 24 hours. Conscious level improvement is assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), a widely recognised tool for neurological assessment. The GCS measures eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. The minimum value is 3 and the maximum value is 15, with higher scores indicating better conscious levels. The study aims to determine the extent of improvement in GCS scores following SMOF lipid administration, providing valuable insights into its effectiveness in enhancing neurological function.

    Measured: participants were monitored within 24 hours from admission to the hospital

  2. Assessment of Intubation Requirement Using APACHE

    This study investigates the requirement for intubation and mechanical ventilation among participants with acute clozapine poisoning using multiple clinical assessment tools, including the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE). The GCS evaluates the level of consciousness based on eye opening, verbal response, and motor response, with lower scores indicating a higher likelihood of intubation and mechanical ventilation. The APACHE score assesses the severity of illness and predicts the need for respiratory support, with higher scores indicating an increased risk of respiratory failure and the requirement for intervention.

    Measured: participants were assessed within 24 hours from admission to the hospital

  3. Length of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stay

    This study evaluates the length of stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) among participants with acute clozapine poisoning. The length of the ICU stay is defined as the duration from the time of admission to the ICU to discharge from the ICU in days. Participants will be monitored throughout their hospitalisation period, and the length of their ICU stay will be recorded. The study aims to assess the impact of SMOF lipid administration on the duration of ICU stays, providing insights into its effectiveness in optimising resource utilisation and patient management. Understanding the factors influencing the length of the ICU stay may contribute to improved healthcare delivery and patient outcomes in acute clozapine poisoning.

    Measured: up to one month

  4. length of hospital stay

    This study evaluates the length of stay in the hospital among participants with acute clozapine poisoning. The length of stay is defined as the duration from the time of admission to the hospital to discharge from the hospital in days. Participants will be monitored throughout their hospitalisation period, and the length of their hospital stay will be recorded. The study aims to assess the impact of SMOF lipid administration on the duration of hospital stays, providing insights into its effectiveness in optimising resource utilisation and patient management. Understanding the factors influencing length of stay may contribute to improved healthcare delivery and patient outcomes in acute clozapine poisoning.

    Measured: up to one month

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 May 2024
  2. Study start1 Jan 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2023
  4. Study completion28 Feb 2023

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
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06413589
Sponsor's protocol ID
SMOF in clozapine toxicity
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
18 Apr 2024
Last updated
14 May 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Jaffal K, Chevillard L, Megarbane B. Lipid Emulsion to Treat Acute Poisonings: Mechanisms of Action, Indications, and Controversies. Pharmaceutics. 2023 May 3;15(5):1396. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051396.

    PubMed 37242638
  • Elgazzar FM, Elgohary MS, Basiouny SM, Lashin HI. Intravenous lipid emulsion as an adjuvant therapy of acute clozapine poisoning. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2021 Jul;40(7):1053-1063. doi: 10.1177/0960327120983873. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

    PubMed 33401984
  • Taftachi F, Sanaei-Zadeh H, Sepehrian B, Zamani N. Lipid emulsion improves Glasgow coma scale and decreases blood glucose level in the setting of acute non-local anesthetic drug poisoning--a randomized controlled trial. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2012 Mar;16 Suppl 1:38-42.

    PubMed 22582483
  • Ok SH, Sohn JT. Effect of lipid emulsion on acute clozapine poisoning-induced QT prolongation. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2021 Dec;40(12):2237-2239. doi: 10.1177/09603271211025598. Epub 2021 Jun 17. No abstract available.

    PubMed 34137281

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing SMOF lipid 20% and standard treatment for clozapine toxicity in people with Acute Poisoning, run by Alexandria University at 1 site in Egypt.

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 2 inclusion and 3 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 14 May 2024. 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 Egypt. 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 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?

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?

Improvement in Conscious Levels Measured by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (time frame: participants were monitored within 24 hours from admission to the hospital). 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 NCT06413589, which also lists 4 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 14 May 2024.

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