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Dapagliflozin in Patients With Critical Illness

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Critical Illness
Sepsis
Interventions
Other: Standard of Care
Registration Number
NCT05558098
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brief Summary

To assess the effects of dapagliflozin on a composite hierarchical endpoint in critically ill patients.

Detailed Description

Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) experience a high mortality rate. Recent data indicates that the mortality rate for unplanned ICU admissions exceeds 30%, highlighting the urgent need for therapies that can reduce mortality in these critical patients.

DEFENDER is an investigator-initiated, multi-center, randomized, open-label clinical trial, conducted in Brazilian ICUs.

The study population will consist of participants who have been admitted to an ICU with an expected length of stay of more than 48 hours with evidence of at least an acute organ dysfunction, such as hypotension, signs of acute kidney injury, and/or the need for new use of high-flow nasal catheter, noninvasive or invasive ventilation. Eligible patients will be enrolled within 24 hours after the onset of organ dysfunction.

Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either dapagliflozin 10mg (for 14 days or until ICU discharge, whichever occurs sooner) in addition to standard of care, or standard care alone.

The primary outcome of the study is a hierarchical composite endpoint, including: i) hospital mortality, ii) initiation of kidney-replacement therapy, and iii) ICU length of stay. These outcomes will be assessed up to 28 days after randomization, with censoring at the time of hospital discharge.

To ensure participant safety, an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board will periodically review the data.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
507
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients admitted to an intensive care unit with expected duration of admission of at least 48 hours in the opinion of the attending physician AND

  2. Patients with at least one new organ dysfunction:

    1. Hypotension (mean arteria pressure below 65 mmHg or systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg or use of vasopressors - norepinephrine, epinephrine, adrenaline, or vasopressin at any dose);
    2. Signs of acute kidney injury (increase in serum creatinine above 0.3 mg/dL over previous measurement or decrease in urinary output - below 0.5 mL/kg/h - in the past six hours;
    3. Need for new use of high-flow nasal catheter or noninvasive ventilation or invasive ventilation.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Pregnancy or age below 18 years;
  2. Patient or legal representative refusal;
  3. Patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis;
  4. Planned intensive care unit admission after elective surgery;
  5. Known allergy to dapagliflozin;
  6. Previous use of dapagliflozin or other sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitor;
  7. Patients that cannot receive medications through oral or enteral route;
  8. Patients with inclusion criteria number 2 for more than 24 hours.
  9. Patients with type 1 diabetes or previous ketoacidosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard of care plus dapagliflozinDapagliflozin 10mg TabCurrent standard of care for critically ill patients plus open-label dapagliflozin 10 mg per day for 14 days or until ICU discharge
Standard of CareStandard of CareCurrent standard of care for critically ill patients.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Win Ratio28 days

Hierarchical endpoint of hospital mortality, use of kidney replacement therapy and intensive care unit length-of-stay

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospital Mortality28 days

Death within index hospitalization

Use of kidney replacement therapy28 days

Use of kidney replacement therapy during hospital stay

Intensive Care Unit Free Days28 days

Number of days patient was alive and not in the intensive care unit within index hospitalization

Hospital Free Days28 days

Number of days patient was alive and not in the hospital

Vasopressor Free Days28 days

Number of days patient was alive and not using vasopressors at any dose within index hospitalization

Mechanical Ventilation Free Days28 days

Number of days patient was alive and not using mechanical ventilation within index hospitalization

Kidney Replacement Therapy Free Days28 days

Number of days patient was alive and not using kidney replacement therapy within index hospitalization

Trial Locations

Locations (23)

Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa do Hospital da Bahia

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Salvador, BA, Brazil

Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

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São José Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil

Unimed Joinville

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Joinville, Brazil

Hospital Baia Sul

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Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

Santa Casa de Barretos

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Barretos, Brazil

Santa Casa de Curitiba

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Curitiba, Brazil

Hospital São Lucas de Copacabana

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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Hospital Municipal Vila Santa Catarina

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São Paulo, Brazil

Hospital de Emergência Dr. Daniel Houly

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Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil

Centro de Pesquisa Clínica do Coração

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Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil

Hospital Ecoville - Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba

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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Hospital das Nações

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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Hospital e Maternidade São José

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Colatina, ES, Brazil

Hospital Municipal de Aparecida de Goiânia

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Aparecida De Goiânia, GO, Brazil

Hospital Brasilia

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Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

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Vacaria, RS, Brazil

Hospital Nove de Julho

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São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hospital de Amor de Jales

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Jales, Brazil

Hospital M´Boi Mirim

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São Paulo, Brazil

Hospital Santa Paula

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São Paulo, Brazil

Hospital Santa Lucia

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Poços De Caldas, MG, Brazil

Hospital São Vicente de Paulo

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Passo Fundo, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Hospital de Amor de Barretos

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Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

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