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NCT number NCT03147352
Other study ID # PROTREAT1-PP-2017
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date February 2013
Est. completion date January 2018

Study information

Verified date June 2019
Source Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators will analyze biomarkers related to the prognosis and treatment of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI). The focus will be on whether certain endothelial and immune system biomarkers can function as markers of disease severity, mortality as well as the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Biomarkers will be measured upon admission to an intensive care unit at Copenhagen University Hospital and during the following 3 days.


Description:

Introduction:

Necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTI) are among the most serious and deadly infections known. They are characterized by rapidly progressing soft-tissue inflammation with necrosis and can quickly cause multiple organ failure and death. Mortality has been shown to be 25-35 %, with survivors coping with amputations and prolonged rehabilitation.

Currently, there is a lack of proper tools to evaluate the severity and prognosis of NSTI in individual patients. This results in necessary, yet sometimes overzealous surgical debridement, culminating in prolonged patient rehabilitation and invalidity. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may be added as adjunctive therapy of NSTI. However, there is no clear understanding of the effectiveness of HBOT on NSTI. The investigators seek to remedy these two issues by examining multiple biomarkers over the course of several studies.

Methodology:

Location: Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.

Design: Observational cohort study.

Cohort: All NSTI patients in Denmark since 2013.

Controls: 50-100 Patients undergoing elective, orthopedic surgery at Rigshospitalet.

Biomarkers: soluble thrombomodulin, syndecan-1, sE-selectin, VE-cadherin, protein C, suPAR.

Sample size calculations:

1: The test kits the investigators will be using to measure the primary outcome sTM (Human sCD141 ELISA kit, Nordic Biosite) have an interassay standard variation of 0.58 ng/ml. In order to be certain that measured changes in sTM concentration are not a result of interassay standard deviation, the investigators have set the mimimum relevant difference in sTM to 3 x the interassay standard variation, thus 1.75 ng/ml.

The investigators prepared a power calculation using a Wilcoxon rank sum test. Assuming an estimated standard deviation of 4.6 ng/ml and a mean of 9.9 ng/ml, the investigators will need to include a maximum of 150 NSTI patients and 50 elective surgery patients to reach a statistical power of at the very least 60 % (a very conservative estimate) and presumably closer to 85 % (more realistic estimate) at a 5 % significance level. The estimates depend on data distribution.

2: The test kits the investigators will be using to measure the primary outcome sE-selectin (Human CD62E ELISA kit, Diaclone) have an interassay standard variation of 0.37 ng/ml. In order to be certain that measured changes in sE-selectin concentration are not a result of interassay standard variation, the investigators have set the mimimum relevant difference in sE-selectin to 3 x the interassay standard variation, thus 1.1 ng/ml.

Assuming an estimated standard deviation of 209 ng/ml (septic shock) vs. 23 ng/ml (severe sepsis and sepsis) and means of 295 vs. 181 ng/ml, respectively, the investigators will need to include at least 132 NSTI patients and 50 elective surgery patients to reach a statistical power of 90 % at a 5 % significance level.

3: suPAR levels during NSTI have never previously been examined. In order to estimate sample size and since NSTI patients are also septic, the investigators are basing the sample size calculation on a previous study concerning the correlation between suPAR and sepsis. This study found statistically significant correlation between suPAR levels and mortality in 141 patients. This is also the goal of this study. Further studies have also found significant correlations between suPAR, sepsis and mortality in 132 patients. The investigators will include at least 150 NSTI patients during this study.

Statistical considerations:

To check whether the HBOT treatment has an effect on the range of biomarkers, the investigators will analyze the means and variances of the biomarkers in the NSTI group and the two control groups, the orthopaedic patients and the sepsis patients. Non-parametric data will be log-transformed and will be presented as median values with IQR. Wilcoxon rank sum tests will be used for group comparisons. Fisher's exact test will be used for categorical data. Correlation analysis will be performed using Spearman rank correlation or Pearson correlation. To assess the quality of suPAR as a predictor of health outcomes, a model selection exercise will be conducted with various types of regression models. The type of regression will vary with the type of health-outcome, with suPAR as the predictor in all cases. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis will be applied to determine suPARs accuracy as a marker of severity and mortality in patients with NSTI. The investigators will construct Kaplan-Meier curves for survival data. Statistically significant results are when p<0.05.

Data:

Data will be handled according to the National Data Protection Agency. All original records (including consent forms and questionnaires) will be archived at the trial site for 15 years. The National Data Protection Agency has approved the biobank (RH-2016- 199). Data checks have been programmed into the data registry to warn when input variables are outside of predefined possible clinical range. All registry data will be compared to external data sources, i.e. medical records, to ensure accuracy. Standard Operating Procedures have been implemented regarding data collection. Patients with missing data for calculating for example SAPS II scores etc. will be excluded from the study.

Ethics:

The trial will adhere to the Helsinki Declaration and Danish law. The National Ethics Committee and the Regional Ethics Committee (H-16021845) have approved this study.

Biomarker analyses, data extraction and interpretation will be performed once the recruitment of participants has ended.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 260
Est. completion date January 2018
Est. primary completion date January 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion criteria for NSTI patients (both of which must be met):

- Diagnosed with NSTI based on surgical findings (necrosis of any soft tissue compartment; dermis, hypodermis, fascia or muscle)

- Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and/or operated for NSTI at Copenhagen University Hospital

Exclusion Criteria for NSTI patients:

- They are categorized as non NSTI in the operating theatre

Inclusion criteria for orthopaedic control patients:

- Undergoing elective orthopedic surgery (non-pathological fractures, joint replacement surgery or spine surgery) at Copenhagen University Hospital

Exclusion criteria for orthopaedic control patients:

- Ongoing infection or inflammatory condition

Study Design


Intervention

Device:
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy with 100 % oxygen at 1.8 ATA for 2 hours.

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Ole Hyldegaard Seventh Framework Programme

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

References & Publications (7)

Backes Y, van der Sluijs KF, Mackie DP, Tacke F, Koch A, Tenhunen JJ, Schultz MJ. Usefulness of suPAR as a biological marker in patients with systemic inflammation or infection: a systematic review. Intensive Care Med. 2012 Sep;38(9):1418-28. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2613-1. Epub 2012 Jun 16. Review. — View Citation

Blann A, Seigneur M. Soluble markers of endothelial cell function. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 1997 Jan-Feb;17(1):3-11. Review. — View Citation

Buras JA, Stahl GL, Svoboda KK, Reenstra WR. Hyperbaric oxygen downregulates ICAM-1 expression induced by hypoxia and hypoglycemia: the role of NOS. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2000 Feb;278(2):C292-302. — View Citation

Huttunen R, Syrjänen J, Vuento R, Hurme M, Huhtala H, Laine J, Pessi T, Aittoniemi J. Plasma level of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor as a predictor of disease severity and case fatality in patients with bacteraemia: a prospective cohort study. J Intern Med. 2011 Jul;270(1):32-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02363.x. Epub 2011 Mar 21. — View Citation

Kayal S, Jaïs JP, Aguini N, Chaudière J, Labrousse J. Elevated circulating E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and von Willebrand factor in patients with severe infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998 Mar;157(3 Pt 1):776-84. — View Citation

Rehm M, Bruegger D, Christ F, Conzen P, Thiel M, Jacob M, Chappell D, Stoeckelhuber M, Welsch U, Reichart B, Peter K, Becker BF. Shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx in patients undergoing major vascular surgery with global and regional ischemia. Circulation. 2007 Oct 23;116(17):1896-906. Epub 2007 Oct 8. — View Citation

Reitsma S, Slaaf DW, Vink H, van Zandvoort MA, oude Egbrink MG. The endothelial glycocalyx: composition, functions, and visualization. Pflugers Arch. 2007 Jun;454(3):345-59. Epub 2007 Jan 26. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary sTM and sE-selectin as biomarkers of HBOT effect in NSTI patients Changes in plasma sTM and sE-selectin concentrations in NSTI patients, compared with the control group At admission, and during the next 3 days in the ICU
Primary suPAR as a biomarker of disease severity and prognosis in NSTI patients with and without septic shock Association between plasma suPAR levels and NSTI mortality, and SAPS II and SOFA scores At admission
Secondary Mortality Mortality While in the ICU, and at 28, 90, 180 days
Secondary Amputation rate At any anatomical site During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary ICU scoring systems SAPS II (day 1) APACHE II (day 1) SOFA, GCS excluded (day 1-7) During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Multiple organ failure Multiple organ failure During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Debridements Number of debridements During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Microbial etiology Tissue and blood samples During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Time from admission to primary hospital until first surgery/debridement 2 days
Secondary Ventilator treatment Ventilator treatment during stay at ICU During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Renal replacement therapy Renal replacement therapy during stay at ICU During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Vasopressor treatment Vasopressor treatment during stay at ICU During ICU admission (expected average of 8 days)
Secondary Steroid treatment Steroid treatment (injection/oral intake) up to development of NSTI Up to 7 days before surgical diagnose at primary hospital
Secondary HBOT and endothelial biomarkers Any differences in sTM, syndecan-1, sE-selectin, VE-cadherin and protein C levels between NSTI patients who do not receive HBOT within the first 24 hours of ICU admission (because they are deemed too unstable for HBOT) vs. those who receive HBOT within the first 12 and 24 hours of ICU admission At admission, and the next 3 days in the ICU
Secondary Biomarkers and disease severity Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock will be diagnosed according to standardized criteria (American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference Committee) and suPAR, sTM and sE-selectin will be investigated to see if there is a correlation between disease severity in these groups At admission, and the next 3 days in the ICU
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