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Calfactant for Direct Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Information source: Pneuma Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 03, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult

Intervention: Calfactant (Drug); Room Air (placebo) (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Pneuma Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Douglas Willson, MD, Study Chair, Affiliation: Univeristy of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Jonathon Truwit, MD, Study Chair, Affiliation: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

Overall contact:
Christine Traul, MD, Phone: 434-982-3973, Email: CT6Q@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

Summary

This study will determine if administration of an suspension of calfactant, a lung surfactant, intratracheally in patients with Direct Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome within 48 hours of requiring mechanical ventilation can decrease the mortality in patients with lethal disease and shorten the course of respiratory failure in patients with sub-lethal disease.

Clinical Details

Official title: Calfactant Therapy for Direct Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome & Direct Acute Lung Injury in Adults and Children

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Mortality Rate

Secondary outcome: Duration of mechanical ventilation

Detailed description: Recruitment limited to direct adult respiratory distress syndrome patients who have been intubated <48 hours. Origin of ARDS must be infectious pneumonia, aspiration of stomach contents, near drowning, smoke inhalation without pulmonary burn, inhaled industrial gas.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 1 Month. Maximum age: 85 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Respiratory failure due to diffuse infectious pneumonia, aspiration, near drowning, smoke inhalation or industrial gas

2. Less than 48 hours of mechanical ventilation

3. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pre-existing lung disease

2. coma

3. limited therapeutic goals (do not resuscitate, etc.)

4. failure of another vital organ

Locations and Contacts

Christine Traul, MD, Phone: 434-982-3973, Email: CT6Q@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

Florida Hospital and Florida Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, United States; Recruiting
Aaron Godshall, Email: ajg@floridapediatrics.com
Corina Mattix, Email: cmattix@seclinical.com
Aaron Godshall, MD, Principal Investigator
Michael Rodricks, MD, Principal Investigator

Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Recruiting
Fernando Cubillos, MD, Phone: 305-585-6664, Email: fcubillos@med.miami.edu
Gwenn McLaughlin, MD, Principal Investigator
Roland Schein, MD, Principal Investigator

Northwestern University-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States; Recruiting
Helen Donnelly, RN, Phone: 312-695-1881, Email: h-donnelly@northwestern.edu
Sarice Bassin, MD, Principal Investigator
Richard Wunderink, MD, Principal Investigator

West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Oak Park, Illinois, United States; Recruiting
Kelly Maple, RN, Phone: 708-763-6757, Email: kelly.maple@reshealthcare.org
Tony Marinelli, MD, Principal Investigator

Clarian Health, Inc/Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; Not yet recruiting
Christopher Naum, Email: cnaum@clarian.org
Annie Thorp, Email: athorp2@clarian.org
Christopher Naum, MD, Principal Investigator

Riley Children's Hospital/Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; Recruiting
Lisa Bendy, RRT, Phone: 317-274-3201, Email: lbendy@iupui.edu
Kris Bysani, MD, Phone: 317-274-7208, Email: gbysani@iupui.edu
Kris Bysani, MD, Principal Investigator

Omaha Children's Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States; Recruiting
Machelle Zink, RN, Phone: 402-559-5698, Email: mazink@unmc.edu
Ed Truemper, MD, Email: etruemper@chsomaha.org
Ed Truemper, MD, Principal Investigator

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, United States; Recruiting
Amy Keyes, RRT, Email: Amykeyes@creighton.edu
Lee Morrow, MD, Email: leemorrow@creighton.edu
Lee Morrow, MD, Principal Investigator

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States; Recruiting
Dean Jarvis, BSN, MBA, Phone: 603-653-3756, Email: j.dean.jarvis@hitchcock.org
Harold Manning, MD, Principal Investigator

Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; Active, not recruiting

Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States; Recruiting
Patsy Guittar, RN, BSN, Phone: 614-722-2650, Email: patsy.guittar@nationwidechildrens.org
Margaret Chase, MD, Principal Investigator

University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; Active, not recruiting

Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States; Active, not recruiting

The Oregon Clinic, Portland, Oregon, United States; Recruiting
Kim LaMorticella, BS, Phone: 503-963-3031, Email: klamorticella@orclinic.com
Rhett Cummings, MD, Principal Investigator

Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States; Active, not recruiting

University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States; Recruiting
Douglas Willson, MD, Phone: 434-982-1707, Email: dfw4m@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Christine Traul, MD, Phone: 434-982-3973, Email: CT6Q@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Douglas Willson, MD, Principal Investigator
Ajeet Vinayak, MD, Principal Investigator

INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; Recruiting
Kathi Huddleston, RRT, PhD, Phone: 703-776-2010
Keith Dockery, MD, Principal Investigator
James Lamberti, MD, Principal Investigator

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Recruiting
Melita Baldwin, Phone: 414-955-2377, Email: mebaldwin@mcw.edu
Michael Quasney, MD, Principal Investigator
Rahul Nanchal, MD, Principal Investigator

Additional Information

Starting date: May 2008
Ending date: September 2010
Last updated: September 4, 2008

Page last updated: November 03, 2008

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