Clinical trial • Phase III • Infectious Disease

LEVETIRACETAM for Septic shock

Phase III trial of LEVETIRACETAM for Septic shock.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease
Trial Disease
Septic shock
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
29-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
08-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, placebo arm: sodium chloride (solution for infusion) — placebo; product details list dose units ml, max daily dose 20 ml, max total dose 140 ml, max treatment period 7 days. active arm: levetiracetam viatris 100 mg/ml, solution for infusion (levetiracetam) — product details list dose units mg, max daily dose 2000 mg, max total dose 14000 mg, max treatment period 7 days. specific dosing schedule not stated in the ctis record.-controlled Phase III trial across 12 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo arm: SODIUM CHLORIDE (solution for infusion) — placebo; product details list dose units ml, max daily dose 20 ml, max total dose 140 ml, max treatment period 7 days. Active arm: LEVETIRACETAM VIATRIS 100 mg/ml, solution for infusion (levetiracetam) — product details list dose units mg, max daily dose 2000 mg, max total dose 14000 mg, max treatment period 7 days. Specific dosing schedule not stated in the CTIS record.
Target Sample Size
280
Trial Duration For Participant
90

Eligibility

Recruits 280 Adults only (age ≥18). Consent may be provided by the patient or a family member; inclusion in emergency situations without prior consent of patient or family member is allowed. Patients under guardianship or trusteeship are excluded. Minor patients are excluded..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Patients with Pregnancy in progress (bHCG blood or urine)
Vulnerable Population
Adults only (age ≥18). Consent may be provided by the patient or a family member; inclusion in emergency situations without prior consent of patient or family member is allowed. Patients under guardianship or trusteeship are excluded. Minor patients are excluded.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- age ≥18 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- hospitalized in intensive care for less than 96 hours with septic shock evolving for less than 24 hours, defined by : o a clinically or microbiologically documented infection and o a SOFA score ≥2 or an increase in SOFA ≥2 points if organ dysfunction was present prior to infection and o the need for vasopressor administration to maintain a mean arterial pressure ≥65mmHg and o lactatemia > 2mmol/L (18mg/dL) despite adequate vascular filling"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- consent of patient, family member or inclusion in emergency situation without prior consent of patient or family member"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Chronic long-term antiepileptic treatment upon admission or patient with uncontrolled seizures"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Nursing mothers"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient under guardianship or trusteeship"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with moderate to severe dementia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with psychiatric history and/or suicide attempts"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient presenting a prolonged QTc interval on ECG and/or at risk of cardiovascular disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concomitant treatment with Methotrexate during the administration of the investigational treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients Not affiliated to a social security scheme or CMU"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patientswho Participate in another interventional trial with a drug that could interact with levetiracetam or have an impact on the evaluation of the KiSS trial endpoints. In case of doubt, please contact the trial coordinating investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with Chronic or progressive central neurological pathologies of traumatic, inflammatory, vascular, infectious, neoplastic or degenerative origin, defined by cognitive impairment not allowing independent living or an IQCODE score > 4.5"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with Severe head injury less than 3 months old"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients in a situation where active therapies are limited, or for whom the therapeutic commitment is not maximal"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with Allergy to levetiracetam"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Minor patients"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with Pregnancy in progress (bHCG blood or urine)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint of the KiSS study will be the number of days alive without delirium or coma at D14 following randomization.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of days alive without delirium or coma at day 14 following randomization."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mortality in intensive care, in hospital, at D28 and D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mortality assessed in intensive care, in-hospital, at day 28 and at day 90."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival at D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured at day 90."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The number of days without mechanical ventilation at D28: the duration between the start and end of mechanical ventilation including invasive, non-invasive mechanical ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy of the Optiflow™ type (Fisher &. Paykel, Courtabœuf, France). The use of non-invasive ventilation or CPAP for the treatment of sleep apnea or chronic obstructive or restrictive respiratory insufficiency are not taken into account. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of days without mechanical ventilation at day 28; includes duration between start and end of invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy (Optiflow™). Excludes non-invasive ventilation/CPAP used for sleep apnea or chronic respiratory insufficiency."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of days alive outside the intensive care unit at D28 and outside the hospital at D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of days alive outside ICU at day 28 and outside hospital at day 90."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cumulative incidence and type of epileptic seizures between D1 and D14","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative incidence and classification of epileptic seizures occurring between day 1 and day 14 (EEG or clinical seizures)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The time between cessation of sedation and awakening","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time interval measured between stopping sedation and clinical awakening (among patients who do not die under sedation)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Severity of cognitive impairment at D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Severity of cognitive impairment assessed at day 90 (e.g., T-MoCA telephone Montreal Cognitive assessment test as described in objectives)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Severity of anxiety and depression at D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Severity of anxiety and depression assessed at day 90 (e.g., HADS as described in objectives)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Presence of post-traumatic stress at J90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Presence of post-traumatic stress assessed at day 90 (e.g., IES-R score as described in objectives)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Health-related quality of life at D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health-related quality of life measured at day 90 using EQ-5D questionnaire."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Autonomy in daily life at D90","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Autonomy in daily living assessed at day 90 using the Katz ADL scale."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
280
Recruitment Window Months
27
Consent Approach
Informed consent may be obtained from the patient or from a family member. Inclusion in emergency situations without prior consent of the patient or family member is allowed. Dedicated subject information and informed consent form documents (L1) are listed. Patients under guardianship/trusteeship are excluded; minors are excluded.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
12
Total Number Of Participants
280

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
12-05-2025
Processing Time Days
228
Number Of Sites
12
Number Of Participants
280

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
Intensive care medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Jean-Pierre QUENOT
Principal Investigator Email
jean-pierre.quenot@u-bourgogne.fr
Contact Person Name
Jean-Pierre QUENOT
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier Nord Essonne
Department Name
Multi-purpose intensive care
Principal Investigator Name
Nicolas LAU
Principal Investigator Email
n.lau@ghne.fr
Contact Person Name
Nicolas LAU
Contact Person Email
n.lau@ghne.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Sud Essonne-Dourdan-Etampes
Department Name
Intensive Care Medicine Department
Principal Investigator Name
Shidasp SIAMI
Principal Investigator Email
SSiami@ch-sudessonne.fr
Contact Person Name
Shidasp SIAMI
Contact Person Email
SSiami@ch-sudessonne.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Medical and toxicological Intensive Care
Principal Investigator Name
Bruno MEGARBANE
Principal Investigator Email
bruno.megarbane@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Bruno MEGARBANE
Contact Person Email
bruno.megarbane@aphp.fr
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier Du Sud Ile De France
Department Name
Intensive Care Medicine Department
Principal Investigator Name
Mehran MONCHI
Principal Investigator Email
mehran.monchi@ghsif.fr
Contact Person Name
Mehran MONCHI
Contact Person Email
mehran.monchi@ghsif.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier General
Department Name
Multi-purpose intensive care
Principal Investigator Name
Mohamed GHALAYINI
Principal Investigator Email
mohamed.ghalayini@ch-gonesse.fr
Contact Person Name
Mohamed GHALAYINI
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Paris Psychiatrie Et Neuroscience
Department Name
Neuro-Intensive Care Department
Principal Investigator Name
Aurélien MAZERAUD
Principal Investigator Email
a.mazeraud@GHU-paris.fr
Contact Person Name
Aurélien MAZERAUD
Contact Person Email
a.mazeraud@GHU-paris.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Medical intensive care
Principal Investigator Name
Jean-Luc DIEHL
Principal Investigator Email
jean-luc.diehl@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Jean-Luc DIEHL
Contact Person Email
jean-luc.diehl@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Intensive Care Medicine Department
Principal Investigator Name
Djillali ANNANE
Principal Investigator Email
djillali.annane@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Djillali ANNANE
Contact Person Email
djillali.annane@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Anaesthesia and intensive care
Principal Investigator Name
Franck VERDONK
Principal Investigator Email
franck.verdonk@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Franck VERDONK
Contact Person Email
franck.verdonk@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Groupe Hospitalier De La Rochelle Re Aunis
Department Name
Intensive care unit; Continuing care unit
Principal Investigator Name
Olivier LESIEUR
Principal Investigator Email
olivier.lesieur@ght-atlantique17.fr
Contact Person Name
Olivier LESIEUR
Site Name
Groupement Hospitalier Eaubonne Montmorency Simone Veil
Department Name
Service de réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Kawtar RGHIOUI
Principal Investigator Email
kawtar.rghioui@ch-simoneveil.fr
Contact Person Name
Kawtar RGHIOUI

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
LEVETIRACETAM VIATRIS 100 mg/ml, solution à diluer pour perfusion
Active Substance
LEVETIRACETAM
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INFUSION
Route
INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation NL 40508; authorisationCountryCode: FR)
Maximum Dose
2000 mg per day (max total amount 14000 mg)
Investigational Product Name
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Active Substance
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route
SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Maximum Dose
20 ml per day (max total amount 140 ml)

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