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Evaluation of Purified Poloxamer 188 in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis of Sickle Cell Disease (EPIC)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease
Interventions
Drug: Saline
Registration Number
NCT01737814
Lead Sponsor
Mast Therapeutics, Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether MST-188 can reduce the duration of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) in subjects with sickle cell disease. The study will also evaluate whether MST-188 can reduce the frequency of rehospitalization of subjects due to a recurrence of VOC. Additionally, this study will compare the development of acute chest syndrome during VOC in subjects who receive MST-188 to those who do not receive MST-188.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
388
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 4 through 65 years
  • Subject has a confirmed diagnosis of HbSS, HbSC, HbSβ+thal, or HbSβ0thal
  • Subject is experiencing acute pain typical of vaso-occlusive crisis requiring treatment with parenteral 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 or has experienced > 5 hospitalizations for VOC in the prior 6 months
  • Subject has been transfused within the past 14 days
  • Subject is hospitalized for a condition other than VOC
  • Subject has complications related to SCD

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MST-188MST-188MST-188 injection administered as a continuous infusion 100 mg/kg for 1 hour followed by 30 mg/kg/hr for up to 48 hours.
SalineSalineSaline administered as a continuous infusion for up to 49 hours
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction of the duration of vaso occlusive crisis (VOC) in subjects with sickle cell disease.Study participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Re-hospitalization rate for VOCHospital discharge to 14 days post-discharge
Occurence of acute chest syndromeRandomization to 120 hours after randomization

Trial Locations

Locations (57)

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Grady Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Children's Hospital at the University of Illinois

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Johns Hopkins

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Miami

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Riley Hospital for Children

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Texas Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

NY Methodist

🇺🇸

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Children's Hospital of Michigan-Wayne State University

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Cohen Children's Medical Center

🇺🇸

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

University of Virginia Medical Center

🇺🇸

Charlottsville, Virginia, United States

Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC

🇺🇸

Rochester, New York, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cook's Children Hospital

🇺🇸

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

🇺🇸

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Research Center

🇹🇷

Mersin, Turkey

Bronx Lebanon Hospital

🇺🇸

Bronx, New York, United States

Resaerch Center

🇧🇷

Rio de Janerio, Brazil

Research Center - Child Health Department

🇴🇲

Muscat, Oman

University of South Alabama

🇺🇸

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Rady Children's Hosptial

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Phoenix Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Oakland, California, United States

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

🇺🇸

Torrence, California, United States

Children's Hospital of SouthWest Florida

🇺🇸

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

All Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Georgia Regents University

🇺🇸

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital

🇺🇸

Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States

University of Iowa-Children's Hospital

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Rutger's University

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

East Carolina University

🇺🇸

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Al DuPont Hospital for Children

🇺🇸

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Children's Hospital of New Orleans

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Howard University

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hurley Research Center

🇺🇸

Flint, Michigan, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

🇺🇸

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Children's Hospital of Richmond

🇺🇸

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Reearch Center

🇧🇪

Antwerp, Belgium

Research Center Hospital del Nino

🇵🇦

Panama, Panama

Research Center Hospital of Pediatric Specialities

🇵🇦

Panama, Panama

Research Center Metropolitan Hospital

🇵🇦

Panama, Panama

Tampa General Hospital

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

University of Louisville/Kosair Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Randall Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

The Medical University of South Carolina

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

University of California Davis Health System

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

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