Trial Outcomes & Findings for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the Intensive Care Unit (NCT NCT02467621)

NCT ID: NCT02467621

Last Updated: 2022-11-15

Results Overview

Landmark mortality 90-days after randomization

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

3350 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

90 days

Results posted on

2022-11-15

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Overall Study
STARTED
1645
1653
Overall Study
COMPLETED
1644
1647
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
1
6

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the Intensive Care Unit

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Total
n=3291 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
67 years
n=5 Participants
67 years
n=7 Participants
67 years
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
605 Participants
n=5 Participants
580 Participants
n=7 Participants
1185 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1039 Participants
n=5 Participants
1067 Participants
n=7 Participants
2106 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1644 Participants
n=5 Participants
1647 Participants
n=7 Participants
3291 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Netherlands
88 participants
n=5 Participants
84 participants
n=7 Participants
172 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Norway
96 participants
n=5 Participants
101 participants
n=7 Participants
197 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Finland
128 participants
n=5 Participants
130 participants
n=7 Participants
258 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Denmark
1061 participants
n=5 Participants
1064 participants
n=7 Participants
2125 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United Kingdom
34 participants
n=5 Participants
33 participants
n=7 Participants
67 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Switzerland
237 participants
n=5 Participants
235 participants
n=7 Participants
472 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 90 days

Population: Intention-to-treat

Landmark mortality 90-days after randomization

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1642 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1640 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Mortality
510 Participants
499 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Until ICU discharge, maximum 90 days

Population: Intention-to-treat

Composite outcome of the number of participants with one or more of the mentioned conditions in the ICU

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Number of Participants With Clinically Important GI Bleeding, Pneumonia, Clostridium Difficile Infection or Acute Myocardial Ischemia
360 Participants
372 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Until ICU discharge, maximum 90 days

Number of participants with one or more episodes of clinically important GI bleeding in the ICU

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Number of Participants With Clinically Important GI Bleeding
41 Participants
69 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Until ICU discharge, maximum 90 days

Number of participants with one or more episodes of pneumonia or clostridium difficile infection in the ICU

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Number of Participants With One or More Infectious Adverse Events
276 Participants
279 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 year

Population: Twenty-one patients were lost to follow-up, as compared to the primary outcome (90-day mortality): 7 patients in the PPI arm and 14 patients in the placebo arm

Data for landmark mortality 1 year after randomization.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1635 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1626 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Mortality
610 Participants
601 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Within 90 days

Percentage of days alive and free from mechanical ventilation, circulatory support and renal replacement therapy

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Percentage of Days Alive Without Organ Support
92 percentage of days
92 percentage of days

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Until ICU discharge, maximum 90 days

Serious adverse reactions are: anaphylactic reactions, agranulocytosis, pancytopenia, acute hepatic failure, Steven Johnsons Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, interstitial nephritis and angioedema.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 Participants
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 Participants
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Number of Serious Adverse Reactions
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 90 days

This has not been completed yet.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 360 other events
Deaths: 610 deaths

Normal Saline

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 372 other events
Deaths: 601 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
n=1644 participants at risk
Pantoprazole 40 mg Pantoprazole: 40 mg x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
Normal Saline
n=1647 participants at risk
Saline (0.9%) Saline (0.9%): 10 ml of isotonic saline x 1 daily intravenously from ICU admission to ICU discharge
General disorders
Clinically important events
21.9%
360/1644 • 90 days (for mortality 1 year)
22.6%
372/1647 • 90 days (for mortality 1 year)

Additional Information

Dr. Morten Hylander Møller

Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Dept. of Intensive Care 4131

Phone: 22555343

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place