Xenon for Neuroprotection During Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome in Comatose Survivors of an Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

NCT ID: NCT03176186

Last Updated: 2025-04-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1436 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-03-31

Study Completion Date

2030-05-31

Brief Summary

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XePOHCAS: Prospective, randomized, multicenter interventional trial in adult subjects with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest comparing treatment with standard-of-care post-cardiac arrest intensive care (which is targeted temperature management \[TTM\]) to xenon by inhalation plus standard-of-care post-cardiac arrest intensive care (including TTM).

Detailed Description

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XePOHCAS:

Primary Objective:

To evaluate whether there is a difference in functional outcome with xenon 50% and oxygen during targeted temperature management (TTM) compared with similar oxygen content in air during TTM in comatose subjects with sustained restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) within 30 minutes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Secondary Objective:

To evaluate whether there is a difference in survival with xenon 50% and oxygen during targeted temperature management (TTM) compared with similar oxygen content in air during TTM in comatose subjects with sustained restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) within 30 minutes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Conditions

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Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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TH/TTM

Protocol-directed standard of care (including TH/TTM) dictated by the 2015 guidelines for Post-Cardiac Arrest Care from the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council. Mechanical Ventilation delivered by individual site-sanctioned ventilator.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

TH/TTM plus Xenon

50% xenon gas in addition to standard of care, including therapeutic hypothermia/targeted temperature management (TH/TTM).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Xenon

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

50% xenon by inhalation, delivered by customized xenon delivery system, that includes a ventilator, for the 24h period of TH/TTM. The inhalation therapy is provided in combination with protocol-directed Post-Cardiac Arrest Care dictated by the 2015 guidelines from the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council.

Interventions

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Xenon

50% xenon by inhalation, delivered by customized xenon delivery system, that includes a ventilator, for the 24h period of TH/TTM. The inhalation therapy is provided in combination with protocol-directed Post-Cardiac Arrest Care dictated by the 2015 guidelines from the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council.

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Other Intervention Names

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XENEX

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age at least 18 years but less than or equal to 80 years
2. Presumed cardiac cause of arrest
3. Sustained (\>20 minutes) spontaneous circulation upon arrival in the emergency department
4. No response to verbal commands on arrival to emergency department and prior to randomization (Glasgow Coma Scale score of \<8)
5. Attending decision that patient is eligible for TTM

Exclusion Criteria

1. Written do not attempt resuscitation reported to providers before randomization
2. Traumatic etiology of arrest, defined as concomitant blunt, penetrating, or burn-related injury, or uncontrolled bleeding or exsanguination
3. Suspected or known stroke or intracranial hemorrhage
4. Unwitnessed cardiac arrest
5. No-flow (cardiac arrest to initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation/defibrillation) time of \>10 minutes
6. Sustained restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) greater than 30- minutes post-arrest
7. Interval from arrival at the emergency department to randomization for intervention of \>4 hours.
8. Hypothermia (\<30°C core temperature)
9. Bed-bound prior to cardiac arrest
10. Unconsciousness before cardiac arrest (cerebral trauma, spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, intoxication etc.)
11. Coagulopathy
12. Systolic arterial pressure \<80 mmHg or mean arterial pressure \<60 mmHg lasting more than 30 minutes after ROSC
13. Known pregnancy
14. Have received an investigational drug, device, or biologic product within 30-days
15. Known terminal phase of chronic illness
16. Hypoxemia (SaO2 \<85%) for \>15 minutes after ROSC
17. Inability to maintain SaO2 \>90% on an FiO2 of 50%
18. Having any other clinically significant laboratory abnormality, medical condition (such as intrinsic liver disease or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), or social circumstance that, in the investigator's opinion, makes it inappropriate for the patient to participate in this clinical trial
19. Logistically impossible to provide intervention
20. Have any condition that would impact the evaluation of modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Invero Pharma, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steffen Stuerzebecher, M.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

CMO Invero Pharma

Locations

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Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

University Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Baptist Memorial Hospital, Baptist Clinical Research Institute

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Houston Methodist Research Institute

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, , Denmark

Site Status

University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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United States Denmark

Central Contacts

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Clinical Trial Support at Invero Pharma

Role: CONTACT

(862) 800-7788 ext. 801

Regulatory Affairs at Invero Pharma

Role: CONTACT

(862) 800-7788 ext. 803

Facility Contacts

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William Roman

Role: primary

Brandy Williams

Role: primary

228-575-2480

Katherine F. Green, BSN, RN

Role: backup

228-575-2518

Lace D Sindt, BS

Role: primary

Robin M. Stein, RN, BSN

Role: primary

716-888-4859

January Kim, BS

Role: primary

614-293-3559

Mildred Jenkins

Role: primary

Digant Jariwala

Role: primary

References

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Laitio R, Hynninen M, Arola O, Virtanen S, Parkkola R, Saunavaara J, Roine RO, Gronlund J, Ylikoski E, Wennervirta J, Backlund M, Silvasti P, Nukarinen E, Tiainen M, Saraste A, Pietila M, Airaksinen J, Valanne L, Martola J, Silvennoinen H, Scheinin H, Harjola VP, Niiranen J, Korpi K, Varpula M, Inkinen O, Olkkola KT, Maze M, Vahlberg T, Laitio T. Effect of Inhaled Xenon on Cerebral White Matter Damage in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Mar 15;315(11):1120-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.1933.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26978207 (View on PubMed)

Magliocca A, Fries M. Inhaled gases as novel neuroprotective therapies in the postcardiac arrest period. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2021 Jun 1;27(3):255-260. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000820.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33769417 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2503174

Phase 2 RCT that forms the basis for this clinical trial

Other Identifiers

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XePOHCAS Ph III

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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