Clinical trial NCT00568893: An Open Label Study of Severe Sepsis in Adults
Official title: An Open Label Study of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adult Patients With Severe Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunctions A Phase IV Protocol
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Severe Sepsis
Lead sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2007-12-06
Enrollment: 130
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This trial is to obtain safety data in adult patients with severe sepsis and two sepsis-induced organ infections who receive an infusion of drotrecogin alfa (activated).

Detailed description: To collect safety data while providing drotrecogin alfa (activated) for the treatment of patients with severe sepsis with multiple organ dysfunctions. Patient access to drotrecogin alfa (activated) will be provided under this protocol prior to and during its review by the Authorities of Belgium and Luxemburg for commercial release.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients greater than or equal 18 years of age may be included in this study only if they meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Must be 18 years.
  2. Suspected or proven infection
  3. Have or have had two or more sepsis-induced organ failures sepsis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients will be excluded from entry in this study for any of the following reasons:

  1. Documented first organ dysfunction greater than 48-hours prior to start of study drug.
  2. Patients greater than 135 kg in weight.
  3. Patients with a platelet count less than 30,000/mm3
  4. Active internal bleeding or at increased risk for bleeding

Primary outcomes:
measure: Safety Data
timeFrame: 9 Months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: All cause mortality data.
timeFrame: 9 Months
measure: To determine the final disposition of sepsis patients treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated)(that is, patient location at discharge from study hospital or 90 days).
timeFrame: 9 Months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Antwerpen
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Arlon
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Bonheiden
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Brugge
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Brussels
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Gent
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Haine-St. Paul
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Hasselt
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Huy
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: La Louviere
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Leuven
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Liege
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Mons
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Montigny Le Tilleul
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Ottignies
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Roeselare
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Verviers
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
city: Wilrijk
country: Belgium
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
Study officials:
affiliation: Eli Lilly and Company
name: Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Hodder RV, Hall R, Russell JA, Fisher HN, Lee B. Early drotrecogin alpha (activated) administration in severe sepsis is associated with lower mortality: a retrospective analysis of the Canadian ENHANCE cohort. Crit Care. 2009;13(3):R78. doi: 10.1186/cc7893. Epub 2009 May 20.