Clinical trial • Phase III • Cardiology
Glutathione for Myocardial injury | Pneumonia
Phase III trial of Glutathione for Myocardial injury | Pneumonia.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Cardiology
- Trial Disease
- Myocardial injury | Pneumonia
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 18-10-2023
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 19-02-2024
Trial design
Randomised, active: tad® 600 mg/4 ml solution for injection (glutathione) administered intravenously (product described as 600 mg/4 ml). comparator: placebo - sodium chloride 0.9% solution for infusion (sodio cloruro b. braun 0,9% soluzione per infusion.). dose/schedule details within the study are not specified beyond product descriptions.-controlled Phase III trial across 7 sites in Italy.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Active: TAD® 600 mg/4 ml solution for injection (glutathione) administered intravenously (product described as 600 mg/4 ml). Comparator: Placebo - Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for infusion (Sodio cloruro B. Braun 0,9% soluzione per infusion.). Dose/schedule details within the study are not specified beyond product descriptions.
- Target Sample Size
- 178
Eligibility
Recruits 178 Vulnerable populations not selected. Provision of written informed consent by the patient or his/her legal representative is required ("Provision of written informed consent as approved by the Ethics Committee (EC) by the patient or his/her legal representative.")..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable populations not selected. Provision of written informed consent by the patient or his/her legal representative is required ("Provision of written informed consent as approved by the Ethics Committee (EC) by the patient or his/her legal representative.").
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients with an age of ≥ 18 and ≤ 85 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of CAP or HAP requiring hospitalization"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients with one of the following (a or b*): a. At least one cardiovascular comorbidity: • Chronic atrial fibrillation • History of ischemic heart disease (≥ 3 months) • History of heart failure (NYHA class I e II) • Cardiac Valvular Disease • Previous (≥ 2 months) episode of myocarditis or pericarditis b. Very high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases according to the SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP risk models for moderate risk European regions (score ≥ 7.5% for patients 40-50 years old, score ≥ 10% for patients 50-69 years old, and score ≥ 15% for patients ≥ 70 years old). * Please note that if the patient meets inclusion criterion 3(a), the CVD risk should not be calculated."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Provision of written informed consent as approved by the Ethics Committee (EC) by the patient or his/her legal representative."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Active malignancy with a life expectancy < 2 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"- History of hypersensitivity to glutathione or any excipients"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Use of drugs containing sacubitril"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Use of drugs with antioxidant activity in the last 3 months"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Routine use or abuse of narcotics"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Use of invasive mechanical ventilation"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients unable or unwilling to comply with the appointments after hospitalization or with all the requirements of the Protocol"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Recent (< 1 month) myocardial revascularization"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Women of child-bearing potential not using at least one effective contraceptive method for the entire trial"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding women"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Women of child-bearing potential not using at least one effective contraceptive method for the entire trial"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participation in other investigational drug or device clinical trials within 30 days prior to study screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- History of severe heart failure (NYHA class III and IV)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Severe to end-stage renal failure (eGFR < 30 mL/min)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- History of severe liver disease"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Assessment of the change of levels of high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin (hs-cTn) at V1 versus V0 in the two groups","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in levels of high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin (hs-cTn) measured at visit V1 compared to baseline V0 in the two groups."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Assessment at V0 versus of V2 of hs-cTn","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin (hs-cTn) levels at V2 versus baseline V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Assessment at V0 versus V1 and V2 of the following parameters: • Creatine Phosphokinase-MB (CPK-MB)* • C-Reactive Protein (CRP). *CPK-MB will be evaluated only if enough patients have performed the assessment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparisons of CPK-MB (if sufficient data) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) at V1 and V2 versus baseline V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Electrocardiographic assessment of heart rate and rhythm, atrio-ventricular and intraventricular conduction, ST segment/T-wave, atrial and/or ventricular hyper/hypokinetic arrhythmias, at V0 versus V1 and V2","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ECG assessments comparing specified ECG parameters (heart rate, rhythm, conduction, ST/T changes, arrhythmias) at V1 and V2 versus baseline V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular Ejection Fraction (EF), left ventricular diastolic and systolic volume values, Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure (PASP) at V0 versus V1 and V2","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Echocardiographic measurements of LVEF, LV volumes, and PASP compared at V1 and V2 versus baseline V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Assessment of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) or N-Terminal pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) at V0 versus V2","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of BNP or NT-proBNP biomarker levels at V2 versus baseline V0."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of all adverse drug reactions and adverse events and their frequency","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Collection and analysis of adverse drug reactions and adverse events, qualitatively and quantitatively, with frequency counts."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 178
- Recruitment Window Months
- 11
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent required as approved by the Ethics Committee. Consent may be provided by the patient or his/her legal representative. Subject information and informed consent documents for adults are listed in the study documents; languages not specified.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 7
- Total Number Of Participants
- 178
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 14-02-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 25-06-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 497
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 178
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera S Maria Di Terni
- Department Name
- Medicine and Medical Specialties
- Contact Person Name
- Giacomo Pucci
- Contact Person Email
- giacomo.pucci@unipg.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
- Department Name
- Cardio Thoracic Vascular
- Contact Person Name
- Massimiliano Desideri
- Contact Person Email
- pec-aoupisana@legalmail.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Cardiologia
- Contact Person Name
- Domenico Sergi
- Contact Person Email
- domenico.sergi@ptvonline.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Unita' Locale Socio Sanitaria N. 2 Marca Trevigiana
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine
- Contact Person Name
- Marcello Rattazzi
- Contact Person Email
- protocollo.aulss2@pecveneto.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant Andre
- Department Name
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences
- Contact Person Name
- Alberto Ricci
- Contact Person Email
- alberto.ricci@uniroma1.it
- Site Name
- Universita' Campus Bio-medico Di Roma
- Department Name
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Contact Person Name
- Francesco Grigioni
- Contact Person Email
- f.grigioni@unicampus.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties
- Contact Person Name
- Pasquale Pignatelli
- Contact Person Email
- pasquale.pignatelli@uniroma1.it
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Biomedica Foscama Industria Chimico-Farmaceutica S.p.A.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Italy
Third parties
- {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Crolife S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"1;10;11;12;13;14;2;3;5;6;7;9","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- TAD 600 mg/4 ml polvere e solvente per soluzione iniettabile.
- Active Substance
- Glutathione
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous
- Route
- Intravenous
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation present (marketingAuthNumber 027154044, IT)
- Starting Dose
- 600 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 1200 mg (max daily)
- Investigational Product Name
- Sodio cloruro B. Braun 0,9% soluzione per infusion.
- Active Substance
- Sodium chloride
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous (infusion)
- Route
- Intravenous
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation present (marketingAuthNumber 030902353, IT)
- Maximum Dose
- 100 ml (max daily as per product information)
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