Study Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine (DEX) in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Subjects

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: Sedation

Interventions: Drug: Dexmedetomidine
Drug: Midazolam
Drug: Fentanyl
Drug: Morphine

Registration Number: NCT00875550

Lead Sponsor: Hospira, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine (DEX) in intubated and mechanically ventilated pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) subjects. The key study objectives are:

* To characterize the loading and maintenance dosing of DEX by age group and overall medical condition of pediatric subjects

* To evaluate the safety and efficacy of loading and maintenance infusions for sedation in initially intubated and mechanically ventilated PICU subjects

* To explore the exposure-response relationship between dose of DEX and clinical measures of sedation and safety

Detailed Description: An estimated 175 subjects will be enrolled at approximately 40 investigative sites. Subjects will be divided into two treatment groups to receive either high dose or low dose Dexmedetomidine (DEX). The loading and maintenance doses in both groups will be stratified according to the presence or absence of cardiopulmonary bypass. The level of sedation will be assessed using the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS). Score 0 (awake/alert); Score 1 (sleepy/responds appropriately); Score 2 (somnolent/arouses to light stimuli); Score 3 (deep sleep/arouses to deeper); Score 4 (unarousable to stimuli).

Based on these scores and clinical judgment, additional sedation with intravenous midazolam will be administered according to the label. The UMSS scores must be documented before the administration of every midazolam (MDZ) dose and within five minutes after each dose of MDZ. Fentanyl or morphine may be administered to treat pain. Subjects may be extubated after beginning of study drug but are not required to be as part of the study.

The efficacy and safety parameters that will be monitored include sedation levels, heart rate, blood pressure and ventilation indicators. Once subjects have met site-specified respiratory criteria, they will undergo tracheal extubation. The dexmedetomidine infusion may be continued during and after extubation if further sedation is required post-extubation. The continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine must be administered for a minimum of 6 hours and a maximum of 24 hours. Sedation levels, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, ventilator settings, SpO2 and if available transcutaneous carbon dioxide (TcCO2) and/or arterial blood gases (ABG) will be monitored and recorded in the peri-extubation period.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 175

Inclusion Criteria

Initially intubated and mechanically ventilated pediatric subjects (≥1 month [birth age corrected for prematurity] to <17 years of age) in an intensive care setting. The means by which the subject is intubated may include nasotracheal, endotracheal or via tracheotomy. The subject must be mechanically ventilated prior to and during the commencement of study drug.
Anticipated to require a minimum of 6 hours of continuous intravenous sedation.
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of 1, 2, 3 or 4.
A UMSS score of 1, 2, 3 or 4 at the start of infusion of study drug.
A dose has been established for this subject's age based upon the diagnosis procedures.

Status post cardiopulmonary bypass (s/p CPB):
- Low dose group: Loading dose: 0.2 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.025-0.5 mcg/kg/hr)
- High dose group: Loading dose: 0.5 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.1-0.7 mcg/kg/hr)
All other diagnoses:
- Low dose group: Loading dose: 0.3 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.05- 0.5mcg/kg/hr)
- High dose group: Loading dose: 0.6 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.2 - 1.4 mcg/kg/hr)
If female, subject is non-lactating and is either:
1. Not of childbearing potential, defined as pre-menarche, or surgically sterile due to bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy.
2. Of childbearing potential but is not pregnant at time of baseline.
Subject's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) has/have voluntarily signed and dated the informed consent document approved by the Institutional Review Board. Assent will be obtained where age-appropriate and according to state regulations.

Exclusion Criteria

Pediatric subjects with neurological conditions that prohibit an evaluation of sedation in the opinion of the investigator (e.g. increased intracranial pressure or extensive brain surgery).
The infusion pump minimal capacity cannot accommodate the lowest possible maintenance infusion rate of study drug based on subject's weight.
Subjects with second degree or third degree heart block unless subject has a pacemaker or pacing wires.
Hypotension that persist beyond a 15 min of re-assessments prior to starting study drug:
- Age 1 month to ≤6 months old: systolic blood pressure (SBP) <60 (millimeters of mercury) mmHg
- Age >6 months to <2 yrs old: SBP <70 mmHg
- Age >2 to <12 yrs old: SBP <80 mmHg
- Age >12 to <17 yrs old: SBP <90 mmHg
Pre-existing bradycardia that persists beyond a 15 min period of re-assessment prior to starting study drugs:
- Age 1 month to <2 months old: HR <90 beats per min (bpm)
- Age ≥2 months to <12 months old: HR <80 bpm
- Age ≥12 months to <2 yrs old: HR <70 bpm
- Age ≥ 2 to <12 yrs old: HR <60 bpm
- Age ≥ 12 to <17 yrs old: HR <50 bpm
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT): 1 month -12 months: >165 U/L; >12 months to <17 years: ≥100 U/L.

Note: Subjects may be rescreened up to 6 hrs prior to study drug infusion (not including subjects undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB).
Subjects who have a known allergy to dexmedetomidine, MDZ, morphine or fentanyl.
Requirement for medications other than DEX, midazolam, morphine or fentanyl for sedation and pain control.
Subjects with immobility form neuromuscular disease, paralysis from administration of neuromuscular blocking agents, spinal cord injury above T5, or subjects with muscle weakness form congenital or systemic medical illness etiologies. Note: subjects who received NMB agents intraoperatively must be, in the Investigator's opinion, free of residual neuromuscular blockade prior to dosing with study drug.
Subjects who have received another investigational drug or device within the past 30 days.
Subjects who have received DEX in a previous investigational trial within the previous 12 weeks.
Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, have any other condition where the risks of DEX would be expected to outweigh its benefits (e.g. cardiogenic shock on >2 vasopressors).
Subjects who will require alpha-2 agonists/antagonists listed below within 48 hrs prior to baseline.

Alpha-2 Agonists: Xylazine*, Clonidine (Catapres, Dixarit), Guanfacine (Tenex), Guanabenz (Wytensin), Mivazerol, Guanadrel (Hylorel), Guanethidine (Ismelin) and Methyldopa (Aldomet). * Xylazine is a veterinary product, but has abuse potentIal in humans.

Alpha-2 Antagonists: Corynanthine, Phenoxybenzamine (Dibenzyline), Phentolamine (Regitine, Rogitine), Tolazoline (Priscoline), Yohimbine, Rauwolscine, Idazoxan, Reserpine (Serpasil) and Mirtazapine (Remeron, Remeron Soltab).

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dexmedetomidine Low Dose	Fentanyl	-
Dexmedetomidine High dose	Morphine	-
Dexmedetomidine High dose	Fentanyl	-
Dexmedetomidine Low Dose	Dexmedetomidine	-
Dexmedetomidine Low Dose	Midazolam	-
Dexmedetomidine Low Dose	Morphine	-
Dexmedetomidine High dose	Midazolam	-
Dexmedetomidine High dose	Dexmedetomidine	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Subjects That do Not Require Rescue Midazolam (MDZ) for Sedation Based on Achieving and Maintaining a Target University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS) Score of 1 to 3 While Intubated.	6 to 24 hours	Clinical Score Level of Sedation 0 Awake/Alert 1. Minimally Sedated: Tired/sleepy, appropriate response to verbal conversation and/or sounds. 2. Moderately Sedated: Somnolent/sleeping, easily aroused with light tactile stimulation. 3. Deeply sedated: Deep sleep, arousable only with significant physical stimulation. 4. Unarousable

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Amount of Rescue Medication Required for Sedation and Analgesia While Intubated	6 to 24 hours
Time to First Dose of Rescue Medication for Sedation and Analgesia	6 to 24 hours
Absolute Time on Study Drug That the Subject is in a UMSS Range of 1 to 3 While Intubated	6 to 24 hours
Absolute Time on Study Drug That the Subject is Out of the Target Sedation Range (UMSS <1 or >3) While Intubated	6 to 24 hours
Time to Successful Extubation	6 to 24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (35): Pediatric Critical Care
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
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Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Pediatric Dept., Div. of Critical Care - PICU
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Loma Linda, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Dept. of Anesthesia, SUMC
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Stanford, California, United States
Children's National Medical Center
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Critical Care
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital/Memorial Regional Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
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Hollywood, Florida, United States
University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine
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Miami, Florida, United States
Miami Children's Hospital
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Miami, Florida, United States
Pensacola Research Consultants, Inc.
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Pensacola, Florida, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
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Maywood, Illinois, United States
The John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Gilette Children's Speciality Healthcare
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
Akron Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Akron, Ohio, United States
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Children's Medical Center Dallas
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Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Virginia, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU Sainte-Justine
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Hospital for Sick Children
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Maricopa Medical Center
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
F3900 C.S. Mott Hospital SPC 5211 Dept. of Anaesthesiology
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan, United States
Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit, University of Louisville
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Northwest Pediatric Critical Care, P.C. Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
BC Children's Hospital
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Montefiore Medical Center
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Bronx, New York, United States