Status:

COMPLETED

IL-6 Inhibition for Modulating Inflammation After Cardiac Arrest

Lead Sponsor:

Christian Hassager

Conditions:

Heart Arrest

Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Resuscitated cardiac arrest is associated with a systemic inflammatory response that is directly associated with poor prognosis. Inhibition of the IL-6 mediated immune response may potentially inhibit...

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Denmark is approximately 4,000 per year, and the mortality remains approximately 90%. Furthermore, in the approx...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Each of the following criteria must be fulfilled for a subject to be eligible:
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • OHCA of a presumed cardiac cause
  • Unconsciousness upon admission, i.e. a GCS \< 9
  • Sustained ROSC for more than 20 minutes

Exclusion

  • None of the following criteria must be fulfilled for a subject to be eligible:
  • Consciousness upon admission, i.e. a GCS ≥ 9
  • Presumed non-cardiac cause of arrest
  • Unwitnessed asystole
  • Suspected or confirmed intracranial bleeding or stroke
  • Pregnancy, or females in fertile age, unless a negative serum HCG can rule out pregnancy within the inclusion window.
  • Temperature on admission \< 30 °C
  • Persistent cardiogenic shock\* that is not reversed within the inclusion window
  • Known disease making 180 day survival unlikely
  • Known limitations in therapy
  • Known pre-arrest Cerebral Performance Category of 3 to 4
  • \> 240 minutes from ROSC to randomization

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 4 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03863015

Start Date

March 4 2019

End Date

June 30 2020

Last Update

August 21 2020

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100