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CompletedNCT01046669EUPHRATESUpdated Feb 26, 2019Results posted

Safety and Efficacy of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion (PMX) for Septic Shock

An interventional study of TORAYMYXIN PMX-20R (PMX cartridge) and Standard medical care for septic shock in Septic Shock and Endotoxemia, sponsored by Spectral Diagnostics (US) Inc.. Completed at 40 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-02-26.

Sponsored by Spectral Diagnostics (US) Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
450
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To compare the safety and efficacy of the PMX cartridge based on mortality at 28-days in subjects with septic shock who have high levels of endotoxin and are treated with standard medical care plus use of the PMX cartridge, versus subjects who receive standard medical care alone.

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Conditions studied

  • Septic Shock
  • Endotoxemia
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In context

Shock, Septic

1,078 studies on the registry are indexed under Shock, Septic; 232 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 450 is above the median of 79 across 636 interventional studies indexed under Shock, Septic.

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Lead sponsor

Spectral Diagnostics (US) Inc. is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Hypotension requiring vasopressor support
  • The subject must have received intravenous fluid resuscitation
  • Documented or suspected infection
  • Endotoxin Activity Assay ≥ 0.60 EAA units
  • Evidence of at least 1 new onset organ dysfunction

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to achieve or maintain a minimum mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 65mmHg
  • Subject has end stage renal disease and requires chronic dialysis
  • There is clinical support for non-septic shock
  • Subject has had chest compressions as part of CPR
  • Subject has had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
  • Subject has uncontrolled hemorrhage
  • Major trauma within 36 hours of screening
  • Subject has severe granulocytopenia
  • infection with a last known or suspected of \<50/mm3
  • Subject has sustained extensive third-degree burns
  • Body weight \< 35 kg (77 pounds)
  • Known to polymyxin B
  • Subject has known sensitivity or allergy to heparin
  • Subject has screening MOD score of ≤9
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

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CD4 count

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Hypersensitivity

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
450 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Sham comparator
    Control

    Standard medical care for septic shock

    Other: Standard medical care for septic shock

  • Experimental
    Treatment

    Two (2) PMX cartridges will be administered approximately 24 hours apart plus standard medical care for septic shock

    Device: TORAYMYXIN PMX-20R (PMX cartridge) · Other: Standard medical care for septic shock

Interventions

  • DeviceTORAYMYXIN PMX-20R (PMX cartridge)

    TORAYMYXIN PMX-20R (PMX cartridge), Extracorporeal hemoperfusion device. Each treatment will target 2 hours with a minimum of 1 ½ hours, at a flow rate of approximately 100 ml/minute, (range of 80 to 120 ml/minute).

  • OtherStandard medical care for septic shock

    Standard medical care for septic shock

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Compare mortality at 28 days in subjects treated with standard medical care plus PMX cartridge, versus subjects who received standard medical care alone

    Time frame: 28 days

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Results

Posted Feb 6, 2019

Participant flow

450 subjects randomized out of 921 clinically eligible subjects in 55 ICUs. First patient screened in Jun 2010, last patient screened in Jun 2016.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneShamTreatment
Started226224
Completed226223
Not completed01

Outcome measures

PrimaryMortality

Compare mortality at 28 days in subjects treated with standard medical care plus PMX cartridge, versus subjects who received standard medical care alone

Time frame:
28 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Mortality
ParticipantsShamTreatment
Mortality7884

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events collected from Day 0 to Day 28. Serious adverse events (SAE, SADE, USADE) collected from Day 0 to 12 months post treatment.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Sham78/226 (34.5%)126/220 (57.3%)60/220 (27.3%)
Treatment84/224 (37.5%)140/212 (66%)56/212 (26.4%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventShamTreatment
SepsisInfections and infestations20/22023/212
Septic shockInfections and infestations16/22013/212
Multi-organ failureGeneral disorders12/22014/212
Cardiac arrestCardiac disorders12/2206/212
Respiratory failureRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders10/2208/212
Cardio-respiratory arrestCardiac disorders8/2202/212
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders4/2206/212
DeathGeneral disorders1/2206/212
Renal failure acuteRenal and urinary disorders6/2203/212
Gastrointestinal haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders1/2205/212
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventShamTreatment
SepsisInfections and infestations20/22023/212
Septic shockInfections and infestations16/22013/212
Multi-organ failureGeneral disorders12/22014/212
Cardiac arrestCardiac disorders12/2206/212

Baseline characteristics

All randomized subjects had baseline assessments completed

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)ShamTreatmentTotal
Mean58.8 ± 14.760.9 ± 15.159.8 ± 14.9
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)ShamTreatmentTotal
Female9384177
Male133140273
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)ShamTreatmentTotal
Caucasian187183370
Black132235
Hispanic121022
Asian9312
Other5611
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)ShamTreatmentTotal
Canada5753110
United States169171340
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Study locations

40 sites
  • Birmingham, Alabama, United States
  • Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
  • Loma Linda, California, United States
  • San Diego, California, United States
  • Stanford, California, United States
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
  • Newark, Delaware, United States
  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Augusta, Georgia, United States
  • Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
  • Oak Park, Illinois, United States
  • Peoria, Illinois, United States
  • Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Hazard, Kentucky, United States
  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  • Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Rochester, Minnesota, United States
  • Jackson, Mississippi, United States
  • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Omaha, Nebraska, United States
  • Camden, New Jersey, United States
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Greenville, North Carolina, United States
  • Columbus, Ohio, United States
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
  • Houston, Texas, United States
  • San Antonio, Texas, United States
  • Richmond, Virginia, United States
  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Klein DJ, Foster D, Walker PM, Bagshaw SM, Mekonnen H, Antonelli M. Polymyxin B hemoperfusion in endotoxemic septic shock patients without extreme endotoxemia: a post hoc analysis of the EUPHRATES trial. Intensive Care Med. 2018 Dec;44(12):2205-2212. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5463-7. Epub 2018 Nov 23. PubMed 30470853 ↗
  • Dellinger RP, Bagshaw SM, Antonelli M, Foster DM, Klein DJ, Marshall JC, Palevsky PM, Weisberg LS, Schorr CA, Trzeciak S, Walker PM; EUPHRATES Trial Investigators. Effect of Targeted Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion on 28-Day Mortality in Patients With Septic Shock and Elevated Endotoxin Level: The EUPHRATES Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2018 Oct 9;320(14):1455-1463. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.14618. PubMed 30304428 ↗
  • Klein DJ, Foster D, Schorr CA, Kazempour K, Walker PM, Dellinger RP. The EUPHRATES trial (Evaluating the Use of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion in a Randomized controlled trial of Adults Treated for Endotoxemia and Septic shock): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Jun 11;15:218. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-218. PubMed 24916483 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jun 2010 to primary completion in Jul 2016, 73 months.

Results were first posted in Feb 2019, 2 years 7 months after primary completion.

Of 172 interventional studies with no phase under Shock, Septic, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 42. This study's 73 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 8, 2010
First posted
Jan 12, 2010
StartActual
Jun 2010
Primary completionActual
Jul 2016
CompletionActual
Jun 2017
Results first posted
Feb 6, 2019
Last update
Feb 26, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 26, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01046669
Lead sponsor
Spectral Diagnostics (US) Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 12, 2010
Start date
Jun 2010
Primary completion
Jul 2016
Completion
Jun 2017
Results posted
Feb 6, 2019
Last update
Feb 26, 2019

Study contacts

Phillip Dellinger, Dr.
principal investigator · Cooper Health System

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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