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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE1/PHASE2
272 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-02-13
2020-05-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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All patients will receive other standard tetanus treatment as deemed necessary by the attending physicians. Spasms will be treated with benzodiazepines as first-line therapy. Patients with spasms not controlled with benzodiazepines will receive tracheostomy, paralysis, magnesium sulphate and mechanical ventilation. Heart rate, BP, temperature and daily drug use will be recorded throughout the ICU stay. Patients will be followed following discharge from hospital until 240 days for disability/ death.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Human tetanus immunoglobulin
Human tetanus immunoglobulin (Tetagam-P): Injection (prefilled syringe) 250 IU in 1 ml - Intrathecal 500 IU
Human tetanus immunoglobulin
Adults admitted to ICU at Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be randomized to receive either human (3000 IU) or equine (21,000 units) intramuscular antitoxin. Second, participants will be randomized to receive the addition of 500 IU intrathecal human antitoxin.
Intramuscular antitoxin
Human tetanus immunoglobulin (Tetagam-P): Injection (prefilled syringe) 250 IU in 1 ml - Intramuscular 3000 IU OR Equine antiserum - 21,000 units
Human tetanus immunoglobulin
Adults admitted to ICU at Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be randomized to receive either human (3000 IU) or equine (21,000 units) intramuscular antitoxin. Second, participants will be randomized to receive the addition of 500 IU intrathecal human antitoxin.
Intramuscular antitoxin
First, adults admitted to ICU at Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be randomized to receive either human (3000 IU) or equine (21,000 units) intramuscular antitoxin including a 0.05ml test dose (ie 75 units equine antitoxin or 12.5 IU human antitoxin). Second, participants will be randomized with sham procedure
Interventions
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Human tetanus immunoglobulin
Adults admitted to ICU at Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be randomized to receive either human (3000 IU) or equine (21,000 units) intramuscular antitoxin. Second, participants will be randomized to receive the addition of 500 IU intrathecal human antitoxin.
Intramuscular antitoxin
First, adults admitted to ICU at Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be randomized to receive either human (3000 IU) or equine (21,000 units) intramuscular antitoxin including a 0.05ml test dose (ie 75 units equine antitoxin or 12.5 IU human antitoxin). Second, participants will be randomized with sham procedure
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Contra-indication to use of human or equine antitoxin
* Contra-indication to lumbar puncture
* Already receiving mechanical ventilation or expected to require this before intrathecal injection can be given
* Pregnancy
* Informed consent not obtained
16 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
OTHER
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Minh Yen Lam, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Locations
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Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Ho Chi Minh City, , Vietnam
Countries
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References
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03TS
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