Pediatric Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (P-ICECAP)

NCT ID: NCT05376267

Last Updated: 2025-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

900 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-05

Study Completion Date

2028-03-31

Brief Summary

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This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac arrest.

The study team hypothesizes that longer durations of cooling may improve either the proportion of children that attain a good neurobehavioral recovery or may result in better recovery among the proportion already categorized as having a good outcome.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital Hypothermia, Induced Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Bayesian Adaptive Design
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
The outcomes assessors will be blinded to the treatment assignment of the participant.

Study Groups

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Cooling 0 hours

Participants will be kept at a normal temperature for the whole 5 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 12 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°Celsius (C) for 12 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 18 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 18 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 24 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 24 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 36 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 36 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 48 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 48 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 60 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 60 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 72 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 72 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 84 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 84 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Cooling 96 hours

The participant will be cooled to 33°C for 96 hours, slowly rewarmed over approximately 16 hours, and then will be kept at a normal temperature (36.8°C or 98.6°F) until the end of the 5th day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Interventions

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Therapeutic Hypothermia

Participants will receive therapeutic hypothermia for the assigned number of hours with controlled rewarming,

A zero hour cooling duration (normothermia) treatment arm will be opened for enrollment if there is not an increase in the treatment effect across the durations. Alternatively, longer durations (84 or 96 hours) will be opened for enrollment if the treatment effects are increasing (rather than plateauing or decreasing) through 72 hours.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 2 days to \< 18 years with corrected gestational age of at least 38 weeks
* Chest compressions for at least 2 minutes
* Coma or encephalopathy after resuscitation from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
* Requires continuous mechanical ventilation through endotracheal tube or tracheostomy
* Definitive temperature control device initiated
* Randomization within 6 hours of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)
* Informed consent from Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) including intent to maintain life support for 120 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Glasgow Coma Motor Score (GCMS) = 6
* LAR does not speak English or Spanish
* Duration of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) \> 60 minutes
* Severe hemodynamic instability with continuous infusion of epinephrine or norepinephrine of 2 micrograms per kilogram per minute (μg/kg/minute) or initiation of Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
* Pre-existing severe neurodevelopmental deficits with Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category (PCPC) =5 or progressive degenerative encephalopathy
* Pre-existing terminal illness, unlikely to survive to one year
* Cardiac arrest associated with brain, thoracic, or abdominal trauma
* Active and refractory severe bleeding prior to randomization
* Extensive burns or skin lesions incompatible with surface cooling
* Planned early withdrawal of life support before 120 hours
* Sickle cell anemia
* Pre-existing cryoglobulinemia
* Non-fatal drowning in ice covered water
* Central nervous system tumor with ongoing chemotherapy
* Previous enrollment in P-ICECAP trial
* Prisoner
* Chronic hypothermia
* New post-cardiac arrest diabetes insipidus
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Days

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Frank W. Moler, M.D, M.S

Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Frank Moler, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan

Alex Topjian, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

William Meurer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham / Children's of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Health - Miller Children's and Women's Hospital of Long Beach

Long Beach, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Mattel Children's Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California - Oakland / UCSF Benoiff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Stanford

Santa Clara, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Florida (UF) Health Shands Children's Hospital

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Comer Children's Hospital, University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Illinois

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Riley Children's Health

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Maryland Children's Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Johns Hopkins Medicine Children's Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

MassGeneral Hospital for Children

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Michigan CS Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Minnesota Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Washington University / St. Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Buffalo / Oishei Children's Hospital

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY / Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Icahn / Kravis Children's Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Akron, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ohio State University / Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Penn State University / Penn State Children's Hospital

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (UPMC)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Tennesses Health Center / Le Bonheur Children's

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Medical Center of Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

American Family Children's Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Queensland Children's Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Townsville University Hospital

Douglas, Queensland, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Gold Coast University Hospital

Southport, Queensland, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Women's and Children's Hospital

North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Children's Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Perth Children's Hospital

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Starship Children's Hospital

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Site Status RECRUITING

Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Australia Canada New Zealand United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Frank Moler, MD

Role: CONTACT

734-764-5302

Moni Weber

Role: CONTACT

734-232-4803

Facility Contacts

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Michele Kong, MD

Role: primary

205-638-9387

F. Anthony Willyerd, MD

Role: primary

602-471-5064

Mary Gaspers, MD

Role: primary

Christopher Babbitt, MD

Role: primary

562-933-8743

Bradley De Souza, MD

Role: primary

323-361-8202

David Baron, MS

Role: backup

323-361-6329

Anil Sapru, MD

Role: primary

Natalie Cvijanovich, MD

Role: primary

510-428-3302

Adam Schwarz, MD

Role: primary

714-509-8620

Heather Siefkes, MD

Role: primary

916-734-7620

Patrick McQuillen, MD

Role: primary

Tim Cornell, MD

Role: primary

Shruthi Mahadevaiah, MD

Role: primary

313-318-7383

Jennifer Munoz Pareja, MD

Role: primary

Craig Smith, MD

Role: primary

312-227-4800

Casey Stulce, MD

Role: primary

773-834-3837

Sandeep Tripathi, MD

Role: primary

309-624-0719

Matthew Yuknis, MD

Role: primary

317-944-3345

Kari Wellnitz, MD

Role: primary

Siddhartha Dante, MD

Role: primary

Caitlin O'Brien, MD, MPH

Role: primary

720-635-1730

Sarah MD Murphy, MD

Role: primary

617-724-4380

Ryan Barbaro, MD

Role: primary

Kathleen Meert, MD

Role: primary

313-745-5870

Stuart Friess, MD

Role: primary

Ryan Breuer, MD

Role: primary

Taylor Nickerson, MD

Role: primary

718-470-3668

Shubhi Kaushik, MD

Role: primary

Jake Deines, MD

Role: primary

585-273-5269

Kieran Leong, DO

Role: primary

919-966-7495

Ryan Nofziger, MD

Role: primary

330-543-8639

Chris Page-Goertz, MD

Role: backup

330-543-8639

Ranjit Chima, MD

Role: primary

Marlina Lovett, MD

Role: primary

Hemanth Lingadevaru, MD

Role: primary

937-641-5168

Mohamud Daya, MD, MS

Role: primary

503-494-7248

Serena Kelly, MS

Role: backup

503-789-4580

Neal Thomas, MD

Role: primary

Matthew Kirschen, MD

Role: primary

Ericka Fink, MD

Role: primary

Alexandra Schaller, DO

Role: primary

901-287-5925

Joshua Wolovits, MD

Role: primary

Jennifer Erklauer, MD

Role: primary

Theodore Wu, MD

Role: primary

210-567-5816

Peter Ferrazzano, MD

Role: primary

608-265-4839

Binod Balakrishnan, MD

Role: primary

414-266-3360

Adrian Mattke, FRACP

Role: primary

+61 (4) 0169 8994

Tara Williams, MSN

Role: backup

Andrew Clift, FCICM, FACRRM, GMC

Role: primary

Shane George, FACEM

Role: primary

+61 (4) 0169 8994

Tara Williams, MSN

Role: backup

Subdodh Ganu, MBBS, MD, FCICM

Role: primary

61 8 8161 6881

Meredith Allen, MB.BS, FRACP

Role: primary

Warrick Butt, FELSO

Role: primary

61 (4) 0777 6886

Simon Erikson, FRACP

Role: primary

61 (8) 6456 4437

Jenipher Chumbres Flores, MSN

Role: backup

Anne-Marie Guerguerian, MD, PhD

Role: primary

416-813-7654

John S Beca, FRACP, FCICM

Role: primary

Hari Krishnan, MD

Role: primary

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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1UG3HL159134-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

U24HL159132

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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HUM00206424

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IDE G210126

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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