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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 4 January 2022
Main ID:  EUCTR2014-003973-41-BE
Date of registration: 03/07/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S
Public title: A study to investigate the efficacy and safety of selepressin as treatment for patients with septic shock that need vasopressor treatment
Scientific title: A Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2b/3 Adaptive Clinical Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Selepressin as Treatment for Patients with Vasopressor-dependent Septic Shock - SEPSIS-ACT
Date of first enrolment: 22/06/2015
Target sample size: 1800
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2014-003973-41
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes
Randomised: yes
Open: no
Single blind: no
Double blind: yes
Parallel group: yes
Cross over: no
Other: yes
Other trial design description: two-part adaptive clinical trial
If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no
Placebo: yes
Other: no
Number of treatment arms in the trial: 5
 
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): yes Therapeutic use (Phase IV): no
Countries of recruitment
Belgium Denmark France Netherlands United States
Contacts
Name: Clinical Development Support   
Address:  Kay Fiskers Plads 11 2300 Copenhagen S Denmark
Telephone:
Email: DK0-Disclosure@ferring.com
Affiliation:  Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S
Name: Clinical Development Support   
Address:  Kay Fiskers Plads 11 2300 Copenhagen S Denmark
Telephone:
Email: DK0-Disclosure@ferring.com
Affiliation:  Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
1. 18 years of age or older.
2. Proven or suspected infection.
3. Septic shock defined as hypotension (systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg OR MAP less than 65 mmHg) requiring vasopressor treatment (i.e. any dose of norepinephrine / noradrenaline greater than 5 µg/min) despite adequate fluid resuscitation (at least one litre for hypotension).
4. Informed consent obtained in accordance with local regulations.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 900
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 900

Exclusion criteria:
1. Not possible to initiate IMP treatment within 12 hours from onset of vasopressor treatment for septic shock.
2. Primary cause of hypotension not due to sepsis (e.g. major trauma including traumatic brain injury, haemorrhage, burns, or congestive heart failure/cardiogenic shock).
3. Previous severe sepsis with ICU admission within this hospital stay.
4. Known/suspected acute mesenteric ischaemia.
5. Suspicion of concomitant acute coronary syndrome based on clinical symptoms and/or ECG during this episode of septic shock.
6. Chronic mechanical ventilation for any reason OR severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring either continuous daily oxygen use during the preceding 30 days or mechanical ventilation (for acute exacerbation of COPD) during the preceding 30 days.
7. Received bone marrow transplant during the preceding 6 months or chemotherapy during the preceding 30 days for lymphoma or leukemia.
8. Known to be pregnant.
9. Decision to limit full care taken before obtaining informed consent.
10. Use of vasopressin in the past 12 hours prior to start of the IMP infusion or use of terlipressin within 7 days prior to start of the IMP infusion.
11. Prior enrolment in the trial.
12. Prior use of an investigational medicinal product within the last month OR planned or concurrent participation in a clinical trial for any investigational drug or investigational device.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vasopressor-dependent Septic Shock
MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: PT Classification code 10040070 Term: Septic shock System Organ Class: 10021881 - Infections and infestations
Intervention(s)

Product Name: Selepressin
Product Code: FE 202158
Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate for solution for infusion
INN or Proposed INN: Selepressin
CAS Number: 876296-47-8
Current Sponsor code: FE 202158
Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 0.3-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Solution for infusion
Route of administration of the placebo: Intravenous use

Primary Outcome(s)
Primary end point(s): Vassopressor- and mechanical ventilator-free days (P&VFDs) up to Day 30
Main Objective: To demonstrate superiority of selepressin plus standard care versus placebo plus standard care in the number of vasopressor- and mechanical ventilator-free days (with penalty for mortality) in patients with vasopressor-dependent septic shock
Secondary Objective: To determine the efficacy of selepressin on:
- Organ dysfunction
- Morbidity and mortality
- Fluid balance
- Health-related quality of life

To determine the safety profile of selepressin
To determine the pharmacokinetics of selepressin
To determine the health economics of selepressin
To further evaluate a range of biomarkers in relation to the mode of action of selepressin
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Up to day 30
Secondary Outcome(s)
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Continous assessment
Secondary end point(s): - All-cause mortality (defined as the fraction of patients that have died, regardless of cause) at Day 90
- Renal replacement therapy (RRT)-free days up to Day 30 (excluding patients on RRT for chronic renal failure at time of randomisation)
- Intensive care unit (ICU)-free days up to Day 30
Secondary ID(s)
000133
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 22/06/2015
Contact:
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 08/03/2019
Date Completed: 26/02/2018
URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/trial/2014-003973-41/results
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