Status:

TERMINATED

The CRISIS Prevention Study

Lead Sponsor:

Michael Dean

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Seattle Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Sepsis

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-17 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Despite strict hand washing, sterile technique, and antibiotic-coated catheters, nosocomial infection and sepsis remain the leading acquired causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill childre...

Detailed Description

Despite strict hand washing, sterile technique, and antibiotic-coated catheters, nosocomial infection and sepsis remain the leading acquired causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill childre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • During the initial accrual period for this study, prior to the first interim analysis, patients will be eligible for enrollment if they:
  • are between 12 months and less than 18 years; AND
  • are within the first 48 hours of the PICU admission; AND
  • have an endotracheal tube, central venous catheter (new or old, tunneled or not tunneled), or Foley catheter; AND
  • are anticipated to have an indwelling arterial or central venous catheter for blood sampling during the first three days of study enrollment.
  • After the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) conducts its first interim evaluation, after enrollment of approximately 200 subjects, a decision will be made by the DSMB concerning enrollment of subjects between 40 weeks gestational age and 12 months. If the DSMB approves enrollment of infants after the first interim analysis, then patients will be eligible for enrollment if they:
  • are between 40 weeks gestational age and less than 18 years; AND
  • are within the first 48 hours of the PICU admission; AND
  • have an endotracheal tube, central venous catheter (new or old, tunneled or not tunneled), or Foley catheter; AND
  • are anticipated to have an indwelling arterial or central venous catheter for blood sampling during the first three days of study enrollment.

Exclusion

  • During the initial accrual period for this study, prior to the first interim analysis, patients will be ineligible for enrollment if ANY of the following is true or anticipated:
  • are less than 1 year age; OR
  • are greater than or equal to 18 years of age; OR
  • have a known allergy to metoclopramide; OR
  • planned removal of endotracheal tube, central venous catheter, AND Foley catheters, within 72 hours of study enrollment, OR
  • suspected intestinal obstruction, OR
  • intestinal surgery or bowel disruption, OR
  • chronic metoclopramide therapy prior to enrollment, OR
  • failure to enroll within 48 hours of PICU admission, OR
  • readmission to PICU in the previous 28 days, OR
  • previously enrolled in this study, OR
  • lack of commitment to aggressive intensive care therapies.
  • After the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) conducts its first interim evaluation, after enrollment of approximately 200 subjects, a decision will be made by the DSMB concerning enrollment of subjects between 40 weeks gestational age and 12 months. If the DSMB approves enrollment of infants after the first interim analysis, then patients will be ineligible for enrollment if ANY of the following is true or anticipated:
  • are less than 40 weeks gestational age; OR
  • are greater than or equal to 18 years of age; OR
  • have a known allergy to metoclopramide; OR
  • planned removal of endotracheal tube, central venous catheter, AND Foley catheters, within 72 hours of study enrollment, OR
  • suspected intestinal obstruction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

293 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00395161

Start Date

April 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2009

Last Update

April 18 2013

Active Locations (7)

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Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202

2

Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

3

University of California Los Angeles Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

4

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010