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NCT Number: NCT02509078

Reevaluation Of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade

This study evaluates whether giving a neuromuscular blocker (skeletal muscle relaxant) to a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome will improve survival. Half of the patients will receive a neuromuscular blocker for two days and in the other half the use of neuromuscular blockers will be discouraged.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

UCSF Fresno, Fresno, California, United States

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About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

To assess the efficacy and safety of early neuromuscular blockade in reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with moderate-severe ARDS, in comparison to a control group with no routine early neuromuscular blockade (NMB).

PRIMARY HYPOTHESIS:

Early neuromuscular blockade will improve mortality prior to discharge home before day 90, in patients with moderate-severe ARDS.

The trial will accrue a maximum of 1408 patients. Patients will be recruited from the emergency departments, intensive care units and other acute care areas of the PETAL Network Clinical Centers and randomized to the active (NMB) or control. The overall strategy is to screen, consent, and enroll early, every newly intubated, acutely ill or post-operative, eligible patient at each site, using clinically obtained pulse oximetry and blood gases.

By preventing active expiration, and/or patient ventilator dyssynchrony, neuromuscular blockade may create a more homogenous distribution of airway pressures and tidal volumes, preventing barotrauma/volutrauma and "atelectrauma" resulting in less ventilator-induced lung injury.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18 years
  • Presence of all of the following conditions for < 48 hours:

i. PaO2/FiO2 < 150 with PEEP >/= 8 cm H2O OR, if ABG not available, SaO2/FiO2 ratio that is equivalent to a PaO2/FiO2 < 150 with PEEP >/= 8 cm H2O , and a confirmatory SaO2/FiO2 ratio that is again equivalent 1-6 hours later

ii. Bilateral opacities not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules.

iii. Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload; need objective assessment (e.g., echocardiography) to exclude hydrostatic edema if no risk factor present.

Patients must be enrolled within 48 hours of meeting inclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

  • Lack of informed consent
  • Continuous neuromuscular blockade at enrollment
  • Known pregnancy
  • Currently receiving ECMO therapy
  • Chronic respiratory failure defined as PaCO2 > 60 mm Hg in the outpatient setting
  • Home mechanical ventilation (non-invasive ventilation or via tracheotomy) except for CPAP/BIPAP used solely for sleep-disordered breathing
  • Actual body weight exceeding 1 kg per centimeter of height
  • Severe chronic liver disease defined as a Child-Pugh score of 12-15 (Appendix A2)
  • Bone marrow transplantation within the last 1 year
  • Expected duration of mechanical ventilation of < 48 hours
  • Decision to withhold life-sustaining treatment; except in those patients committed to full support except cardiopulmonary resuscitation if an actual cardiac arrest occurs
  • Moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours; if CPR provided, assess for moribund status greater than 6 from CPR conclusion
  • Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage from vasculitis
  • Burns > 70% total body surface
  • Unwillingness to utilize the ARDS Network 6 ml/kg IBW ventilation protocol
  • Previous hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reaction to cisatracurium
  • Neuromuscular conditions that may potentiate neuromuscular blockade and/or impair spontaneous ventilation (Appendix A2)
  • Neurologic conditions undergoing treatment for intracranial hypertension
  • Enrollment in an interventional ARDS trial with direct impact on neuromuscular blockade and PEEP
  • >120 hours of mechanical ventilation
  • P/F < 200 mmHg at the time of randomization (if available)

Treatment and study plan

Cisatracurium Besylate

Drug

Patients randomized to the early neuromuscular blockade arm will receive a cisatracurium besylate bolus of 15 mg, followed by a continuous infusion of 37.5 mg/hour for 48 hours. Patients randomized to the control arm will receive no protocol specified neuromuscular blockade.

Other names: Nimbex

Primary outcomes

  1. Hospital Mortality to Day 90

    Time frame: 90 days after randomization

    The percentage of subjects alive at study day 90. Those subjects discharged home prior to day 90 were counted as alive at day 90.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean Ventilator Free Days to Day 28

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

    Ventilator-free days is defined to be 28 days minus the duration of mechanical ventilation through day 28. Participants who do not survive to day 28 are assigned zero ventilator-free days.

  2. Mean Organ Failure Free Days to Day 28

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

    SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) was used to determine criteria for an organ failure free day. Scores were based on four of the six SOFA organ categories: Coagulation, Liver, Cardiovascular, and Renal. Each category was scored 0-4; 0 being normal functioning and 4 being the most abnormal. A patient was considered failure free on each day alive with SOFA scores below 2 for all four organ systems.

    Ref: Vincent, J.L., et al., The SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) score to describe organ dysfunction/failure. On behalf of the Working Group on Sepsis-Related Problems of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med, 1996. 22(7): p. 707-10.

  3. ICU Free Days to Day 28

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

    ICU free days is defined as the number of days between randomization and day 28 in which the patient is in the ICU (for any part of a day).

  4. Mean Hospital Free Days to Days 28

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

    Hospital free days are days alive post hospital discharge through day 28. Patients who die on or prior to day 28 are assigned zero hospital free days.

  5. Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL)/Lawton Instrumental Activities Of Daily Living Scale (IADL)

    Time frame: 3 months after randomization

    Assesses whether individual can living independently and assess a range of common functional activities, from walking and toileting to managing money and cooking meals. Data is a pooled estimates from patient survey and proxy survey. The total score is rated from 0 to 10 (MCID=1; 1 point=1 ADL); a higher score indicates having more difficulties in daily activities.

  6. EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L): Health Related Quality of Life

    Time frame: 3 months after randomization

    Using a standardized scale, do health reasons limit the person's ability to enjoy their life? Pooled estimates from patient survey and proxy survey were used. Utility index was computed from a lookup table according to EQ-5D-5L response profiles; utility index ranges from -0.11 to 1.00 (higher scores are better; 1.00 is perfect health), minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is 0.07

  7. PTSS-14: Post-traumatic Stress-like Symptoms Scores >/= 45

    Time frame: 6 months after randomization

    Does the patient have symptoms of anxiety and stress from their ICU stay? PTSS-14 is only asked at month 6 and month 12 in patient survey; total score is rated from 14 to 98 and a higher score indicates having more post-traumatic stress syndrome related symptoms. Participants with scores greater than or equal to 45 were reported.

  8. MoCA-Blind: Montreal Cognitive Assessment

    Time frame: 3 months after randomization

    How clearly can patient think and recall things? MoCA-Blind is only asked in patient survey; total score is rated from 0 to 30 and a higher score indicates better cognitive performance. Normal range: 26 or greater.

  9. Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL)/Lawton Instrumental Activities Of Daily Living Scale (IADL)

    Time frame: 6 months after randomization

    Assesses whether individual can living independently and assess a range of common functional activities, from walking and toileting to managing money and cooking meals. Data is a pooled estimates from patient survey and proxy survey. The total score is rated from 0 to 10 (MCID=1; 1 point=1 ADL); a higher score indicates having more difficulties in daily activities.

  10. Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL)/Lawton Instrumental Activities Of Daily Living Scale (IADL)

    Time frame: 12 months after randomization

    Assesses whether individual can living independently and assess a range of common functional activities, from walking and toileting to managing money and cooking meals. Data is a pooled estimates from patient survey and proxy survey. The total score is rated from 0 to 10 (MCID=1; 1 point=1 ADL); a higher score indicates having more difficulties in daily activities.

  11. EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L): Health Related Quality of Life

    Time frame: 6 months after randomization

    Using a standardized scale, do health reasons limit the person's ability to enjoy their life? Pooled estimates from patient survey and proxy survey were used. Utility index was computed from a lookup table according to EQ-5D-5L response profiles; utility index ranges from -0.11 to 1.00 (higher scores are better; 1.00 is perfect health), minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is 0.07

  12. EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L): Health Related Quality of Life

    Time frame: 12 months after randomization

    Using a standardized scale, do health reasons limit the person's ability to enjoy their life? Pooled estimates from patient survey and proxy survey were used. Utility index was computed from a lookup table according to EQ-5D-5L response profiles; utility index ranges from -0.11 to 1.00 (higher scores are better; 1.00 is perfect health), minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is 0.07

  13. MoCA-Blind: Montreal Cognitive Assessment

    Time frame: 6 months after randomization

    How clearly can patient think and recall things? MoCA-Blind is only asked in patient survey; total score is rated from 0 to 30 and a higher score indicates better cognitive performance. Normal range:

    26 or greater.

  14. MoCA-Blind: Montreal Cognitive Assessment

    Time frame: 12 months after randomization

    How clearly can patient think and recall things? MoCA-Blind is only asked in patient survey; total score is rated from 0 to 30 and a higher score indicates better cognitive performance. Normal range:

    26 or greater.

  15. PTSS-14: Post-traumatic Stress-like Symptoms Scores >/= 45

    Time frame: 12 months after randomization

    Does the patient have symptoms of anxiety and stress from their ICU stay? PTSS-14 is only asked at month 6 and month 12 in patient survey; total score is rated from 14 to 98 and a higher score indicates having more post-traumatic stress syndrome related symptoms. Participants with scores greater than or equal to 45 were reported.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Registry information

Acronym: ROSE

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jul 27, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 13, 2019

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