Clinical trial • Phase IV • Psychiatry

nitrous oxide, oxygen for Suicidal ideation

Phase IV trial of nitrous oxide, oxygen for Suicidal ideation.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Psychiatry
Trial Disease
Suicidal ideation
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-01-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
23-04-2024

Trial design

Randomised, medical air (compressed gas composed of nitrogen and oxygen) inhalation for 1 hour; procedure and monitoring same as experimental arm. experimental arm: kalinox (50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen) inhalation for 1 hour (administration using high-concentration face mask; n2o flow approximately 6–9 l/min; oxygen given after exposure for 15 minutes).-controlled Phase IV trial in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Medical Air (compressed gas composed of nitrogen and oxygen) inhalation for 1 hour; procedure and monitoring same as experimental arm. Experimental arm: KALINOX (50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen) inhalation for 1 hour (administration using high-concentration face mask; N2O flow approximately 6–9 L/min; oxygen given after exposure for 15 minutes).
Target Sample Size
30
Trial Duration For Participant
30

Eligibility

Recruits 30 Vulnerable populations not selected. Participants must provide signed informed consent ("Ayant signé le consentement éclairé"). Legal incapacity is an exclusion ("Incapacité légale"); patients under coercive care are excluded ("Patient faisant l’objet d’une mesure de soins sous contrainte"). No minors are eligible (age 18–50)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Grossesse et/ou allaitement
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable populations not selected. Participants must provide signed informed consent ("Ayant signé le consentement éclairé"). Legal incapacity is an exclusion ("Incapacité légale"); patients under coercive care are excluded ("Patient faisant l’objet d’une mesure de soins sous contrainte"). No minors are eligible (age 18–50).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age : 18 à 50 ans (la limite d’âge est fixée à 50 ans afin de limiter les comorbidités somatiques et les troubles cognitifs mineurs qui peuvent être plus retrouvés au-delà de cette limite d’âge)\n- Sujet ayant des idées de suicide actives lors de l’évaluation psychiatrique aux urgences\n- Sujet ayant un score sur l’échelle d’idéation suicidaire de Beck (SSI) supérieur ou égal à 8\n- Francophone\n- Sujet admis aux urgences psychiatriques du CHRU de Tours\n- Pouvant se soumettre au port d’un masque facial\n- Ayant signé le consentement éclairé\n- Affilié(e) à la sécurité sociale"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Présence d’un trouble psychotique, d’une maladie neurodégénérative, d’un trouble connu d’usage de substances (à l’exception du tabac ou de la caféine), d’une intoxication à une substance, d’une pathologique somatique instable\n- Grossesse et/ou allaitement\n- Contre-indication à l’utilisation du N2O\n- Incapacité légale\n- Participation à une autre étude clinique médicamenteuse\n- Patient faisant l’objet d’une mesure de soins sous contrainte"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Intensité/sévérité des idées suicidaires évaluées par l’échelle d’Idéation suicidaire de Beck (SSI).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured using the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI); main objective specifies assessment 4 hours after inhalation (post 1-hour administration)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Idées suicidaires évaluées par : Échelle SSI administrée également à 24h, 48h, J7 et J30 Échelle Columbia d’évaluation de la gravité du Risque suicidaire (C-SSRS) administrée à J0 et J7","definition_or_measurement_approach":"SSI administered at 24h, 48h, Day 7 and Day 30; C-SSRS administered at Day 0 and Day 7."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Symptômes dépressifs mesurés par : Hétéro-évaluation par la « Montogomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale » (MADRS) administrée à J0 et J7","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MADRS clinician-rated at Day 0 and Day 7."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Symptômes dépressif mesurés par : Auto-questionnaire « Patient Health Questionnaire » PHQ-9 administré à J0, 4h, 24h, 48h et J7.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PHQ-9 self-report at Day 0, 4 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours and Day 7."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Intensité de l’anxiété mesurée par l’échelle « State and Trait Anxiety Inventory » (STAI) passée entre J0, 4h, 24h, 48h et J7.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"STAI administered at Day 0, 4 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours and Day 7."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Amélioration globale mesurée par le changement du score de l’échelle « Clinical Global Impression - Improvement » (CGI) entre J0 et 4h, 24h, 48h et J7.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CGI-Improvement change from baseline at 4 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours and Day 7."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Passage à l’acte suicidaire dans le mois qui suit l’inclusion","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of suicidal act within 1 month post-inclusion assessed by follow-up (telephone at ~30 days) and clinical records."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Consommation de psychotrope à visée anxiolytique ou sédative entre H0 et H4.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording of anxiolytic or sedative psychotropic medication consumption between time 0 and 4 hours post-administration."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
30
Recruitment Window Months
19
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained directly from the participant (requirement: "Ayant signé le consentement éclairé"). Women of childbearing potential receive a pregnancy test prior to randomisation. Participants must be Francophone. Legal incapacity is an exclusion; no assent process for minors (min age 18).

Methods

  • In-person recruitment at the psychiatric emergency department of CHRU de Tours (France): patients admitted to psychiatric emergencies for suicidal ideation are approached, the study is presented, eligibility checked and informed consent obtained on-site.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
30

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-04-2024
Processing Time Days
1
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Psychiatric emergencies
Principal Investigator Name
Anaïs VANDEVELDE
Principal Investigator Email
anais.vandevelde@chu-tours.fr
Contact Person Name
Anaïs VANDEVELDE
Contact Person Email
anais.vandevelde@chu-tours.fr
Number Of Participants
30

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

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

Third parties

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Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
KALINOX 50%/50%, gaz medicinal comprime
Active Substance
nitrous oxide, oxygen
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INHALATION GAS
Route
Inhalation (gas)
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation present)
Starting Dose
50% N2O / 50% O2 administered for 60 minutes (flow approximately 6–9 L/min)
Dose Levels
50% N2O / 50% O2 for 60 minutes
Frequency
Single administration (1 hour)
Maximum Dose
60 minutes per administration
Investigational Product Name
Medical Air
Active Substance
nitrogen, oxygen
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INHALATION GAS
Route
Inhalation (gas)
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation present)
Starting Dose
Medical air inhalation for 60 minutes (procedure mirrors experimental arm)
Dose Levels
Medical air for 60 minutes
Frequency
Single administration (1 hour)
Maximum Dose
60 minutes per administration
Combination Treatment
Yes

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