Clinical trial • Phase III • Immunology|Infectious Disease

ARGIPRESSIN for Septic shock

Phase III trial of ARGIPRESSIN for Septic shock.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology|Infectious Disease
Trial Disease
Septic shock
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
10-01-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
22-04-2025

Trial design

Randomised, sodium chloride (placebo) intravenous infusion; placebo comparator arm uses sodium chloride infusion (max daily volume: 36 ml, max total volume: 180 ml; used as placebo for blinded infusion).-controlled Phase III trial across 6 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
SODIUM CHLORIDE (placebo) intravenous infusion; placebo comparator arm uses sodium chloride infusion (max daily volume: 36 ml, max total volume: 180 ml; used as placebo for blinded infusion).
Target Sample Size
120
Trial Duration For Participant
28

Eligibility

Recruits 120 Minors and adults under tutorship/curatorship and patients deprived of their liberty are excluded. Consent can be provided by the patient or by a close relative; emergency inclusion is allowed (inclusion in an emergency situation). Dedicated information and consent forms exist for patient, close relative (proche), emergency inclusion and parental authority holders (documents listed: L1_SIS and ICF patient, proche, titulaires autorite parentale, emergency and versions for continuation and for deceased-patient relative). Persons who do not speak French or who cannot read/write are excluded..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Patient covered by articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8 of the French Public Health Code (minors, adults under tutorship or curatorship, patients deprived of their liberty, pregnant or breast-feeding women)
Vulnerable Population
Minors and adults under tutorship/curatorship and patients deprived of their liberty are excluded. Consent can be provided by the patient or by a close relative; emergency inclusion is allowed (inclusion in an emergency situation). Dedicated information and consent forms exist for patient, close relative (proche), emergency inclusion and parental authority holders (documents listed: L1_SIS and ICF patient, proche, titulaires autorite parentale, emergency and versions for continuation and for deceased-patient relative). Persons who do not speak French or who cannot read/write are excluded.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient 18 years of age or older"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient who has consented to participate in the research or patient whose close relative has consented to participate in the research or, failing that, patient being included in an emergency situation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient in septic shock with adapted cardiac output defined by : a proven or suspected infectious call point justifying antibiotic therapy ; lactatemia > 2.0 mmol/L ; noradrenaline dosage greater than 0.3 µg/kg/min for more than one hour to maintain mean arterial pressure greater than 65 mmHg despite volumetric correction ; adequate cardiac output defined by a cardiac index ≥ 3.0 L/min/m² or central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) ≥ 70%"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients whose noradrenaline dosage has been greater than 0.3µg/kg/min for less than 12 hours at the time of inclusion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients benefiting from or affiliated to a social security system"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient moribund at inclusion with noradrenaline dose > 1µg/kg/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with acute coronary syndrome defined by increased troponin and ST-segment elevation on ECG"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with a known history of recent acute coronary syndrome (< 3 months)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with suspected mesenteric ischemia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with a known allergy to vasopressin (REVERPLEG 40 I.U./2 mL, dilutable solution for infusion) or to one or more of its excipients"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Persons who do not speak French"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Persons unable to read or write"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients covered by articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8 of the French Public Health Code (minors, adults under tutorship or curatorship, patients deprived of their liberty, pregnant or breast-feeding women)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with hyponatremia < 130mmol/L"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Difference in SOFA score 48 hours after drug administration between the 2 groups","definition_or_measurement_approach":"SOFA score measured 48 hours after administration of the investigational drug; primary measure is the difference in SOFA score at 48 hours between the two randomized groups."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- SOFA score at D5","definition_or_measurement_approach":"SOFA score measured on Day 5"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- All-cause mortality in ICU (date of death) and all-cause mortality at D28 (date of death)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All-cause mortality recorded in ICU and at Day 28 with date of death"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Plasma lactatemia clearance between introduction of experimental drug (H0) and H24 and H48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change/clearance in plasma lactate concentration measured at baseline (H0), H24 and H48"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- K-DIGO classification at D28 for severity","definition_or_measurement_approach":"KDIGO classification of acute kidney injury severity assessed at Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Use of extrarenal purification at D28 (yes/no), number of days alive without extrarenal purification at D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Binary assessment of use of extracorporeal renal replacement therapy at Day 28 and count of days alive without such therapy to Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of days alive without mechanical ventilation at D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of days alive and free of mechanical ventilation up to Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Maximum dose of noradrenaline during the first 5 days of inclusion defined as the maximum dose of noradrenaline infusion","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Maximum recorded noradrenaline infusion rate during the first 5 days of inclusion"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of days alive without noradrenaline infusion at D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of days alive and free of noradrenaline infusion up to Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of myocardial ischemia defined as electrocardiogram (ECG) change with ST-segment elevation associated with >100% rise in plasma ultrasensitive troponin concentration, between inclusion and D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-based endpoint: ECG change with ST elevation plus >100% rise in ultrasensitive troponin between inclusion and Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of cardiogenic shock defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction below 30% and the need to introduce a positive inotropic drug, between inclusion and D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-based: LVEF <30% with need for positive inotrope between inclusion and Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of mesenteric ischemia defined as the occurrence of an intestinal vascular disorder requiring surgical management (vascular bypass or stent, digestive resection), between inclusion and D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-based: mesenteric ischemia requiring surgical intervention between inclusion and Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of digital ischemia defined as clinical skin necrosis of the extremities of the upper and lower limbs, between inclusion and D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-based: clinical skin necrosis of extremities between inclusion and Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurence of atrial fibrillation defined as irregular tachycardia with fine QRS of atrial origin, between inclusion and D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-based: onset of atrial fibrillation (irregular tachycardia with fine QRS of atrial origin) between inclusion and Day 28"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of a thromboembolic event defined by the presence of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, between inclusion and D28","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-based: confirmed DVT or PE between inclusion and Day 28"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
120
Recruitment Window Months
25
Consent Approach
Consent obtained from the patient when possible; if not, a close relative may consent; emergency inclusion allowed when necessary. Multiple subject information and informed consent forms are provided (patient, relative/proche, emergency inclusion, continuation forms, forms for pregnant patient, forms for holders of parental authority). Persons who do not speak French or who cannot read/write are excluded, indicating consent materials and process are in French.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
6
Total Number Of Participants
120

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
17-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-10-2025
Processing Time Days
183
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
120

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Anesthésie réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Gary DUCLOS
Principal Investigator Email
gary.duclos@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Gary DUCLOS
Contact Person Email
gary.duclos@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Du Pays D Aix Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Aix-Pertuis
Department Name
Réanimation polyvalente
Principal Investigator Name
Aurélien CULVER
Principal Investigator Email
aurelien.culver@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Aurélien CULVER
Contact Person Email
aurelien.culver@gmail.com
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Anesthésie réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Nicolas BRUDER
Principal Investigator Email
nicolas.bruder@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Nicolas BRUDER
Contact Person Email
nicolas.bruder@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Médecine intensive et réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Julien CARVELLI
Principal Investigator Email
julien.carvelli@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Julien CARVELLI
Contact Person Email
julien.carvelli@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Medecine intensive réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Sami HRAIECH
Principal Investigator Email
sami.hraiech@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Sami HRAIECH
Contact Person Email
sami.hraiech@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nimes
Department Name
Réanimation chirurgicale
Principal Investigator Name
Laurent MULLER
Principal Investigator Email
laurent.muller@chu-nimes.fr
Contact Person Name
Laurent MULLER
Contact Person Email
laurent.muller@chu-nimes.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Reverpleg 40 U.I./2 ml solution à diluer pour perfusion
Active Substance
ARGIPRESSIN
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous perfusion
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation BE542195 (prodAuthStatus:2)
Frequency
Continuous infusion (adjunction of continuous vasopressin infusion to noradrenaline treatment)
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 28.8 IU; max total dose 144 IU
Investigational Product Name
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Active Substance
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous perfusion
Authorisation Status
No marketing authorisation number listed (used as placebo in trial)
Maximum Dose
Max daily volume 36 ml; max total volume 180 ml
Combination Treatment
Yes

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