Anticholium® per Se is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, monocentric trial to assess whether the CAP can be transferred from bench to bedside. In this pilot study, 20 patients with perioperative sepsis and septic shock as a result of intra-abdominal infection are enrolled. According to randomization, participants are treated with physostigmine salicylate (verum group) or 0.9% sodium chloride (placebo group) for up to 5 days. The mean Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score during treatment and subsequent intensive care of up to 14 days is used as surrogate outcome (primary endpoint). Secondary outcome measures include 30- and 90-day mortality. An embedded pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics study investigates plasma concentrations of physostigmine and its metabolite eseroline. Further analyses will contribute to the understanding of the role of various cytokines in the pathophysiology of human sepsis. A computer-generated list is used for blocked randomization.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
20
University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
mean Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score
The mean SOFA score (at least two individual values) during treatment and subsequent intensive care of up to 14 days is used as surrogate outcome in critically ill patients with perioperative sepsis and septic shock due to intra-abdominal infection.
Time frame: up to 14 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
duration of artificial ventilation
Time frame: up to 90 d
duration of intensive care
Time frame: up to 90 d
length of stay
Time frame: up to 90 d
30-day mortality
Time frame: 30 d
90-day mortality
Time frame: 90 d
arterial blood gas analyses
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
central venous blood gas analyses
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2)
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2)
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
platelet count
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
leukocyte count
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
creatinine
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
urea
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
total bilirubin
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
C-reactive protein
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
prothrombin time
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
D-dimer
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
procalcitonin
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
IL-6
Time frame: up to 30 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
thrombin-antithrombin complex
Time frame: up to 30 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
mean blood pressure
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
frequency of vasopressors
Time frame: up to 90 days
duration of vasopressors
Time frame: up to 90 days
frequency of renal replacement therapy
Time frame: up to 90 days
duration of renal replacement therapy
Time frame: up to 90 days
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II score
Time frame: up to 90 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h, 7 d±4 h, 8 d±8 h, 9 d±8 h, 10 d±8 h, 11 d±8 h, 12 d±8 h, 13 d±8 h, 14 d±8 h, 28 d±8 h, 30 d±8 h, 84 d±8 h, 90 d±8 h after continuous infusion is commenced
occurrence of side effects
nausea or vomiting, clinically relevant changes in heart rate or blood pressure (mainly hypotension), and clinically relevant changes in airway resistance (mainly bronchiospasms as a result of hypersensitivity reactions to the sodium metabisulfite contained in the investigational medicinal product spontaneous breathing: acute dyspnea or artificial ventilation: clinically relevant decline in respiratory volume at constant pressure settings, or clinically relevant incline in peak or inspiratory pressures at constant respiratory volumes)
Time frame: up to 6 d, assessed 2 h±30 min, 24±2 h, 48±2 h, 72±2 h, 96±2 h, 120±2 h, 6 d±4 h after continuous infusion is commenced
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