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Statins for the Early Treatment of Sepsis (SETS)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00528580
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Inadequate recruitment)
First Posted : September 12, 2007
Results First Posted : June 7, 2018
Last Update Posted : September 5, 2018
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Chicago

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
We propose a Phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to test the hypothesis that treatment with once-daily statins has a beneficial effect on inflammatory cytokines and clinical outcomes in adults hospitalized with sepsis. As our animal models suggest pretreatment with statins are required for their beneficial effects, we propose a study design intended to identify patients and initiate treatment early in their hospital stay. This Phase II study is intended to assess the feasibility of conducting a large-scale investigator-initiated translational research protocol that involves multiple clinical services within the Department of Medicine.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Sepsis Drug: Simvastatin Drug: Identical-appearing placebo Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 68 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Statins for the Early Treatment of Sepsis
Actual Study Start Date : February 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : September 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : September 2011

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Drug Information available for: Simvastatin

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
Simvastatin 80 mg once daily PO (or via NG or G-tube)
 Drug: Simvastatin
80 mg once daily PO/NG x 4 days
Placebo Comparator: 2
Identical-appearing placebo PO (or via NG or G-tube)
 Drug: Identical-appearing placebo
once daily x 4 days


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Time to Clinical Stability [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
    Normalization of vital signs for each subject enrolled. This is expressed as a mean time to normalization for each +/- standard error.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18 years
  • Initial presentation to the Emergency Department or University of Chicago MD office/Dialysis Center for current hospital admission

  • Sepsis (ACCP/SCCM criteria)

    1. Clinically suspected infection as per the treating physician or confirmed infection
    2. 2 or more of the following: Temperature 38ºC (100.4ºF)or 36ºC (96.8ºF), Heart rate (HR) > 90/min, Respiratory rate (RR) > 20/min or PaCO2 < 32 mmHg, White blood cell count > 12,000/mm3 or < 4000/m3 or > 10%immature neutrophils
  • Initiation of antibiotics by treating physician for sepsis
  • Hospitalized from the Emergency Department or University of Chicago MD office/Dialysis Center to an inpatient medical service (intensive care unit (ICU)or non-ICU service) OR admission to the medical ICU (MICU) from a non-ICU inpatient medical floor.
  • Assent of the primary treating physician at the time of enrollment.
  • The meeting of SIRS criteria is due to an infection as per the treating physician.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • ALT >3 times above the upper limit of normal
  • Elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) (>3 times the upper limit of normal)
  • Concurrent treatment with any of the following drugs: daptomycin, fenofibrate, ketoconazole,triaconazole, amiodarone, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, erythromycin,nefazodone, niacin, protease inhibitors, telithromycin, verapamil,danazol, gemfibrozil
  • History of allergy or intolerance to statins
  • Greater than 16 hours after meeting inclusion criteria
  • Use of 1 more doses of statins in the previous 4 weeks
  • Clinical indication for treatment with statin during hospital admission (per treating physician)
  • Sufficiently poor prognosis prior to enrollment that treating physicians have elected to employ comfort care or plan to discharge to hospice
  • Transfer from surgical service to medical service
  • Needing transfusion for either active bleeding or severe hemolysis.
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Locations
United States, Illinois
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Chicago
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jerry Krishnan, MD University of Chicago
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Responsible Party: University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00528580     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 15420A
First Posted: September 12, 2007    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: June 7, 2018
Last Update Posted: September 5, 2018
Last Verified: August 2018

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: No

Keywords provided by University of Chicago:
Sepsis
Statin
Infection
Immunomodulatory

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sepsis
Toxemia
Infection
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Inflammation
Pathologic Processes
Simvastatin
 Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors