Time of Ventilation and Lung Function of Ventilated Patients Under Therapy With Dornase Alfa - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University Hospital Tuebingen Joachim Riethmueller, Dr. med.
Information provided by:	University Hospital Tuebingen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00204685

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Inhalation of Recombinant Human Deoxyribonuclease Shortens Ventilation Time in Mechanically Ventilated Adults

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Long Term Ventilation	Drug: dornase alfa	Phase II Phase III

Drug Information available for: Dornase alfa

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Beatmungsdauer Und Lungenfunktion Bei Beatmeten Patienten Unter Therapie Mit Dornase Alfa - Randomisierte, Doppel-Blinde, Placebo-Kontrollierte, Multizentrische, Prospektive Klinische Studie

Further study details as provided by University Hospital Tuebingen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Time of mechanical ventilation from beginning of the ventilation-therapy up to the end of the ventilation-therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures:

reduction of atelectasis / dystelectasis
improval of pulmonaryfunction
reduction of pneumonia
reduction of DNA concentrations in Airway Secretions
length of stay at the Intensive Care Unit
length of stay at the hospital

Estimated Enrollment:	540
Study Start Date:	August 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2006

Detailed Description:

Recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase, dornase alpha), administered by inhalation, is currently used as a mucolytic agent in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. This prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study should carry out whether the therapeutic use of rhDNase can be extended to adults who are undergoing long term ventilation at the intensive care. It is hypothesized that mechanically ventilated patients show elevated concentrations of DNA in airway secretions, and that these pathological DNA levels are reduced by rhDNase. The primary clinical goal of the study is to establish wether ventilation times are shortend under inhalation of rhDNAse during the ventilation time. hDNase (verum) is compared with equal amounts of 0.9% saline solution (placebo).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

adult
mechanical ventilation
expected ventilation time 3 days or longer
full therapy is possible
expectet ventilation time not longer than 21 days

Exclusion Criteria:

medicinal point of view: patient won´t survive the next 21 days
concomitant pneumococcal disease (like tuberculosis, carcinoma)
endotracheal bleeding
pneumothorax with no relief (e.g. thoracic drainage)
pregnancy
breast feeding
participation in another clinical trail
mechanical ventilation since more than 48 hours
mechanical ventilation on the basis of another reason than operation, trauma or pulmonary decompensation

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00204685

Locations

Germany
Department of internal Medicine
Luedenscheid, Germany, 58505
Intensive Care Unit of the Internal Department, Universitiy of Tuebingen
Tuebingen, Germany, 72076
Berufsgenossenschaftliche Klinik Tuebingen, Intensive care Unit
Tuebingen, Germany, 72076
Klinik für Anästhesiologie u. IntensivtherapieUniversität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany, 04103
Universitätsklinik Lübeck, Medizinische Klinik 1
Lübeck, Germany, 23538
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, I. Med. Klinik
Mannheim, Germany, 68167
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Großhadern, Neurologie-Intensiv
München, Germany, 81377
Universität Magdeburg, Innere Medizin,
Magdeburg, Germany, 39120
Universität Charité, Campus Mitte, Anästhesie, Intensivstation
Berlin, Germany, 10117
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Innere Medizin
Chemnitz, Germany, 09113
Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Intensivstation III
Marburg, Germany, 35033
Vivantes Klinikum Spandau, Klinik für Anästhesie
Berlin, Germany, 13585
Universitätsklinikum, Innere Medizin, Intensivstation
Frankfurt, Germany, 60590
Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Innere Intensivstation
Berlin, Germany, 10117
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Medizinische Klinik, Intensivstation I
Erlangen, Germany, 91054
Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Neurochirurgische Klinik
Mainz, Germany, 55131
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Medizinische Intensivstation
Hamburg, Germany, 20246
Klinikum der Univ. München Großhadern, Anaesthesiologische Intensivstation
München, Germany, 81377
Klinikum der Univ. München Großhadern
München, Germany, 81377
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, II. Medizinische Klinik, Intensivstation
Mainz, Germany, 55131
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Innere Medizin III, Internistische Intensivstation
Homburg / Saar, Germany, 66421
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Anästhesiologie
Hannover, Germany, 30625
Anästhesiolog. Klinik der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
Gutenberg-Universität, Anästhesie-Intensivstation
Mainz, Germany, 55131
Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg
University Hospital, Anaesthesiology
Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 72076

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital Tuebingen

Joachim Riethmueller, Dr. med.

Investigators

Study Director:

Joachim Riethmueller, Dr. med.

University Children's Hospital Tuebingen

More Information

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Study ID Numbers:	LUFIT
Study First Received:	September 9, 2005
Last Updated:	September 13, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00204685
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

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