Clinical trial • Not applicable • Infectious Disease|Rare Disease

OXYGEN for Necrotizing soft-tissue infection

Not applicable trial of OXYGEN for Necrotizing soft-tissue infection. Randomised. 500 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Necrotizing soft-tissue infection
Trial Stage
Not applicable
Drug Modality
Other

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
18-03-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
30-06-2025

Trial design

Randomised Not applicable trial across 8 sites in Belgium, Denmark, Norway and others.

Randomised
Yes
Target Sample Size
500
Trial Duration For Participant
90

Eligibility

Recruits 500 Vulnerable population selected. The trial includes ICU/critically ill patients (documents and protocol reference patients who may be sedated and on mechanical ventilation). Subject information and informed consent templates are provided for patients and for next-of-kin/relatives (multiple "L1" documents and next-of-kin/relative consent templates are included), indicating procedures for obtaining consent from the patient or from next-of-kin/relatives when appropriate. Participant information and consent documents are available in multiple local languages (see documents list)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Confirmed pregnancy
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. The trial includes ICU/critically ill patients (documents and protocol reference patients who may be sedated and on mechanical ventilation). Subject information and informed consent templates are provided for patients and for next-of-kin/relatives (multiple "L1" documents and next-of-kin/relative consent templates are included), indicating procedures for obtaining consent from the patient or from next-of-kin/relatives when appropriate. Participant information and consent documents are available in multiple local languages (see documents list).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Adults (age ≥18 years)\n- Surgical confirmed NSTI (defined by perioperative tissue characteristics observed by the surgeon. The diagnosis is based on sign as necrotic or deliquescent soft tissue with widespread undermining of the surrounding tissue)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindications for HBO2 treatment according to local protocol, e.g., undrained pneumothorax\n- Confirmed pregnancy\n- Referred to palliative care\n- Previously randomized into the HOT-NSTI trial\n- Known objection by the patient to participate in the trial\n- Allergy against study drug"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 30-day all-cause mortality post-randomization","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All-cause mortality within 30 days after randomization (measured post-randomization)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 90-day all-cause mortality post-randomization\n- Amputation (y/n) within 7 days post-randomization\n- Quality of life at Day 90 evaluated with the 5Q-5D-5L\n- Quality of life at Day 90 evaluated with the WHO-DAS questionnaire\n- Days alive and out of hospital in the 90-day period\n- Ventilator-free days within 7 days post-randomization\n- Need for renal-replacement therapy (y/n) within 7 days\n- Number of subjects with one or more serious adverse events up to 24 hours after last treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Endpoints measured within specified time windows post-randomization: 90-day all-cause mortality at 90 days; amputation recorded as yes/no within 7 days; QoL measured at Day 90 using EQ-5D-5L and WHO-DAS questionnaires; days alive and out of hospital counted over 90 days; ventilator-free days counted within first 7 days; need for renal replacement therapy recorded yes/no within 7 days; SAE count up to 24 hours after last treatment."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
500
Recruitment Window Months
83
Consent Approach
Informed consent is obtained using subject information and informed consent forms (L1 documents) provided for patients; next-of-kin/relative information and consent templates are available for use when patients are unable to consent. Age eligibility is adults only (age ≥18 years). Consent materials are available in multiple local languages (documents include Danish, Dutch/Flemish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, French and English versions per country files).

Methods

  • Site-based recruitment at participating hospitals/units (ICU, Department of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia and Hyperbaric Unit, Perioperative Services) in participating countries; recruitment procedures and local arrangements documented in K1 recruitment arrangement files for specific sites/cities (e.g., Antwerp, Brugge, Genk, Turku, DK sites, Norway sites).
  • Local patient information and informed consent procedures provided at site level with local-language materials (see L1 documents for country-specific participant and next-of-kin information).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
8
Total Number Of Participants
980

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
03-09-2025
Processing Time Days
96
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
125

Sites

Site Name
AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV
Department Name
Department of Intensive Care
Principal Investigator Name
Mathias Veys
Principal Investigator Email
Mathias.veys@azsintjan.be
Contact Person Name
Mathias Veys
Contact Person Email
Mathias.veys@azsintjan.be
Site Name
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Department Name
Department of Critical Care
Principal Investigator Name
Sofie Ordies
Principal Investigator Email
sofie.ordies@zol.be
Contact Person Name
Sofie Ordies
Contact Person Email
sofie.ordies@zol.be
Site Name
University Hospital Antwerp
Department Name
Department of Intensive Care
Principal Investigator Name
Symen Ligthart
Principal Investigator Email
symen.ligthart@uza.be
Contact Person Name
Symen Ligthart
Contact Person Email
symen.ligthart@uza.be

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
02-09-2025
Processing Time Days
87
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
525

Sites

Site Name
Rigshospitalet
Department Name
Department of Anaesthesia, Hyperbaric Unit
Principal Investigator Name
Ole Hyldegaard
Principal Investigator Email
ole.hyldegaard@regionh.dk
Contact Person Name
Ole Hyldegaard
Contact Person Email
ole.hyldegaard@regionh.dk

Norway

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
03-09-2025
Processing Time Days
84
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
150

Sites

Site Name
Oslo University Hospital HF
Department Name
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Ine Røed
Principal Investigator Email
uxredi@ous-hf.no
Contact Person Name
Ine Røed
Contact Person Email
uxredi@ous-hf.no
Site Name
Haukeland University Hospital
Department Name
Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Torbjørn Nedreby
Principal Investigator Email
neto@ihelse.net
Contact Person Name
Torbjørn Nedreby
Contact Person Email
neto@ihelse.net

Finland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
03-09-2025
Processing Time Days
96
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
80

Sites

Site Name
Turku University Hospital
Department Name
Perioperative Services, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management
Principal Investigator Name
Riikka Takala
Principal Investigator Email
riikka.takala@varha.fi
Contact Person Name
Riikka Takala
Contact Person Email
riikka.takala@varha.fi

Sweden

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-09-2025
Processing Time Days
95
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
100

Sites

Site Name
Karolinska University Hospital
Department Name
Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care
Principal Investigator Name
Anders Kjellberg
Principal Investigator Email
anders.kjellberg@ki.se
Contact Person Name
Anders Kjellberg
Contact Person Email
anders.kjellberg@ki.se

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Rigshospitalet
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Denmark

Third parties

  • {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Frederiksberg Hospital","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 1","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Medical Liquid Oxygen
Active Substance
OXYGEN
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
INHALATION
Route
INHALATION
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation PL15929/0009, authorisationCountryCode: GB)
Frequency
maxDailyDoseAmount = 2 per day
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount = 5 (units as recorded: d day)

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