Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT04393103 |
Other study ID # |
AssiutU_HAA_OP_poisoning |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Not yet recruiting |
Phase |
Phase 2/Phase 3
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
April 2024 |
Est. completion date |
January 2026 |
Study information
Verified date |
July 2023 |
Source |
Assiut University |
Contact |
Ahmad Hashem Sleem |
Phone |
+201002954939 |
Email |
ahmad_hs_87[@]med.aun.edu.eg |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Aim of the study:
To assess the role of intralipid emulsion in the acute man-agement of organophosphorus
toxicity and its benefits in de-creasing mortality rates among victims.
Description:
Organophosphates (OPs) are cholinesterase inhibitors that are widely used as pesticides and
organophosphate (OP) poisoning is an important public health concern in Egypt especially in
the rural farming population. Organophosphate toxicity lead to a characteristic toxidrome
that includes muscarinic, nicotinic and central nervous system signs and symptoms and,
without proper and early antidotal treatment, death. A new antidote is the need of the hour.
Lipid emulsion being inexpensive, easily available and effective in management of other lipid
soluble toxins may be a novel option. The exact mechanisms by which ILE exert their
beneficial effects are not fully understood, and several have suggested synergistic effects
of several mechanisms. The mechanisms of action can be divided into intravascular, membrane,
and intracellular effects. The original theory explaining the mechanism of lipid rescue was
that of "lipid sink", suggesting sequestration of lipophilic compounds to an expanded
intravascular lipid phase, extracting the offending agent from the target tissue, and
reversing the toxicity. Other hypotheses relate to the mechanism by which ILEs facilitate
cardiac rescue from drug poisoning. These include:
1. increasing myocardial energy substrate delivery and a direct cardiotonic effect of ILE
on the poisoned heart.
2. an effect of ILE on calcium ion channels through high levels of long-chain fatty acids,
leading to increased cardiomyocyte calcium and positive inotropic effect.