Evaluation of Repeat Administration of Purified Poloxamer 188 (EPIC-E)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02449616 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 20, 2015
Last Update Posted : October 28, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sickle Cell Disease | Drug: MST-188 | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Repeat Administration of Purified Poloxamer 188 in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis of Sickle Cell Disease (EPIC-E): An Open-Label Safety Extension Trial Assessing Repeat Administration of MST-188 (Purified Poloxamer 188) Injection in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing Vaso Occlusive Crisis |
Study Start Date : | June 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Study Drug
MST-188
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Drug: MST-188
Intravenous administration as 100 mg/kg for 1 hour followed by 30 mg/kg/hour for up to 48 hours.
Other Name: vepoloxamer |
- Safety as measured as the incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: 30 days after administration of study drug ]
- Rate of re-hospitalization for recurrence of VOC [ Time Frame: Within 14 days of the date of discharge ]
- Occurrence of acute chest syndrome [ Time Frame: Within 120 hours of registration ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 4 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Completed participation in study MST-188-01 (EPIC study)
- Subject age 4 through 65 years
- Subject is experiencing acute pain typical of VOC and requires treatment with parenteral opioid analgesia
- Subject requires hospitalization
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has acute chest syndrome
- Subject's laboratory results indicate inadequate organ function
- Subject is pregnant or nursing an infant
- Subject had a painful crisis requiring hospitalization within the preceding 14 days
- Subject has been transfused within the past 14 days
- Subject has complications related to SCD

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02449616
United States, California | |
Rady Children's Hospital | |
San Diego, California, United States | |
United States, Florida | |
Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida | |
Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33908 | |
Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital | |
Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
United States, Iowa | |
University of Iowa Children's Hospital | |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States | |
United States, Louisiana | |
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital | |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Rutgers University | |
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States | |
United States, South Carolina | |
Medical University of South Carolina | |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
United States, Tennessee | |
T. C. Thompson Children's Hospital | |
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
Study Director: | Edwin L Parsley, D. O. | Mast Therapeutics, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Mast Therapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02449616 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MST-188-04 |
First Posted: | May 20, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 28, 2016 |
Last Verified: | October 2016 |
Sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis |
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia |
Hematologic Diseases Hemoglobinopathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn |