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TerminatedNCT02524379SCINGUpdated Jul 5, 2022Results posted

Spinal Cord Injury Neuroprotection With Glyburide

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Glyburide in Acute Spinal Cord Injury, sponsored by Ohio State University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-05.

Sponsored by Ohio State University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Principal investigator has left the university; there were not enough participants to analyze the data.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of using oral Glyburide in patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries (SCI).

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This study will include patients between 18 and 80 years who have experienced acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (specifically ASIA A, B or C). Patients will then begin an oral drug regimen of Glyburide, which must be started within 8 hours of injury and continued for 72 hours at a daily dose of 3.125 mg on Day 1, 2.5 mg on Day 2 and 2.5 mg on Day 3. If indicated, the patient will also have surgical intervention for spinal cord decompression and spinal stabilization. Each patient who takes part in this study will have labs drawn regularly and adverse events assessed daily through Day 14 or discharge (whichever is earlier). Study participation will last for 365 days (+/- 30 days), with post-hospitalization follow-up occurring on Days 28, 42, 84, 182 and 365.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Spinal Cord Injury
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In context

Lead sponsor

Ohio State University is the lead sponsor of 658 studies on the registry; 145 are open to participants now.

Of its 66 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 49 (74%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age: ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years
  2. Written informed consent by patient or legal authorized representative
  3. No other life-threatening injury
  4. No evidence of sepsis
  5. Acute cervical SCI with ASIA Impairment Scale grade A, B or C on admission
  6. Non-penetrating SCI at neurologic level from C2 to C8
  7. Initiation of study drug within 8 hours of injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Unconsciousness or other mental impairment that prevents neurological assessment within the first 8 hours
  2. Acute SCI with ASIA Impairment Scale grade D or E
  3. Currently involved in another non-observational SCI research study or receiving another investigational drug
  4. History of hypersensitivity to sulfonylureas, in particular glyburide, or any of its components
  5. Other illness (including mental disorder) that could preclude accurate medical and neurological evaluation (at discretion of the site investigator)
  6. Unable to commit to the follow-up schedule
  7. A recent history of regular substance abuse (illicit drugs, alcohol), which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the subject's participation in the study
  8. Any condition likely to result in the patient's death within the next 12 months
  9. Prisoner
  10. Severe renal disorder from the patient's history (e.g. dialysis) or baseline eGFR of \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
  11. Known severe liver disease, or ALT > 3 times upper limit of normal or bilirubin > 2 times upper limit normal. Subjects may be randomized if liver function tests have been drawn but are not yet available and the subject has no known history of liver disease; however, treatment with DiaBeta will be discontinued prior to the second dose if liver function tests indicate ALT > 3 times upper limit of normal or bilirubin > 2 times upper limit of normal
  12. Blood glucose \<55 mg/dL at enrollment or immediately prior to administration of DiaBeta, or a clinically significant history of hypoglycemia
  13. Acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, and/or acute decompensated heart failure, and/or QTc > 520 ms, and/or known history of cardiac arrest (PEA, VT, VF, asystole), and/or admission for an acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, or coronary intervention (percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery surgery) within the past 3 months
  14. Known treatment with Bosentan within past 7 days
  15. Known G6PD enzyme deficiency
  16. Pregnancy: Women must be either post-menopausal, permanently sterilized or, if ≤ 50 years old, must have a negative test for pregnancy obtained before enrollment
  17. Breast-feeding women who do not agree to stop breast-feeding during and for 7 days following the end of oral glyburide administration
  18. Subjects who in the opinion of the investigator are not suitable for inclusion in the study (reason to be documented).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
3 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Glyburide Treatment Arm

    Enrolled patients will receive 12 doses of Glyburide starting within 8 hours of SCI. The dosing regimen involves an initial dose of 1.25 mg followed by eleven consecutive doses of 0.625 mg every 6 hours. The total daily dose of Glyburide on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 will be 3.125 mg, 2.5 mg, and 2.5 mg respectively.

    Drug: Glyburide

Interventions

  • 3 day drug regimen beginning 8 hours after acute traumatic spinal cord injury.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With tSCI Recruited Within the Specified Time Window

    A measure of feasibility of undertaking a larger phase II study among this population of patients where treatment must begin within a short injury-to-drug time window.

    Time frame: Enrollment Period (within 8 hours of tSCI)

  2. Number of Drug Related Adverse Events

    A measure of safety of treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury with Glyburide administered orally within a short injury-to-drug time window.

    Time frame: One year post enrollment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Neurologic Recovery Following tSCI

    The neurologic status of patients will be assessed using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) as assessed by International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) criteria.

    Time frame: One year post enrollment

  2. Serum Pharmacokinetic and Biomarker Analysis

    Plasma concentrations will be serially quantified through day 3 following tSCI to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of Glyburide in the acute tSCI population. Comparisons will be made to reported levels achieved in healthy patient cohorts. Standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques will be used to measure blood levels of neurofilament light chain, neuron- specific enolase, tau, S100b, and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels on admission, at 24 hours and on days 3 and 7 following tSCI to evaluate serum biomarker levels. Comparisons will be made to previously published values observed in non-treated control patients

    Time frame: Enrollment through post-treatment day 7

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Results

Posted Jun 7, 2022

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneGlyburide Treatment Arm
Started3
Completed2
Not completed1
Withdrew: Death1

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With tSCI Recruited Within the Specified Time Window

A measure of feasibility of undertaking a larger phase II study among this population of patients where treatment must begin within a short injury-to-drug time window.

Time frame:
Enrollment Period (within 8 hours of tSCI)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With tSCI Recruited Within the Specified Time Window
ParticipantsGlyburide Treatment Arm
Number of Participants With tSCI Recruited Within the Specified Time Window3
PrimaryNumber of Drug Related Adverse Events

A measure of safety of treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury with Glyburide administered orally within a short injury-to-drug time window.

Time frame:
One year post enrollment
Reported as:
Number · Events
Number of Drug Related Adverse Events
EventsGlyburide Treatment Arm
Number of Drug Related Adverse Events0
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Neurologic Recovery Following tSCI

The neurologic status of patients will be assessed using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) as assessed by International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) criteria.

Time frame:
One year post enrollment
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Neurologic Recovery Following tSCI
ParticipantsGlyburide Treatment Arm
Number of Participants With Neurologic Recovery Following tSCI2
SecondarySerum Pharmacokinetic and Biomarker Analysis

Plasma concentrations will be serially quantified through day 3 following tSCI to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of Glyburide in the acute tSCI population. Comparisons will be made to reported levels achieved in healthy patient cohorts. Standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques will be used to measure blood levels of neurofilament light chain, neuron- specific enolase, tau, S100b, and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels on admission, at 24 hours and on days 3 and 7 following tSCI to evaluate serum biomarker levels. Comparisons will be made to previously published values observed in non-treated control patients

Time frame:
Enrollment through post-treatment day 7

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over 1 year. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Glyburide Treatment Arm1/3 (33.3%)2/3 (66.7%)1/3 (33.3%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventGlyburide Treatment Arm
BradycardiaCardiac disorders1/3
Other Dysrhythmia (Tachy-brady syndrome)Cardiac disorders1/3
Acute Renal FailureGastrointestinal disorders1/3
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - AtelecetasisRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/3
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventGlyburide Treatment Arm
ThromocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/3
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/3
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Infections and infestations1/3
HypoglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/3

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Glyburide Treatment Arm
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years2
>=65 years1
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Glyburide Treatment Arm
Mean57 ± 10.03
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Glyburide Treatment Arm
Female1
Male2
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Glyburide Treatment Arm
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino3
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Glyburide Treatment Arm
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White3
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Glyburide Treatment Arm
United States3
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Study locations

1 site
  • The Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Minnema AJ, Mehta A, Boling WW, Schwab J, Simard JM, Farhadi HF. SCING-Spinal Cord Injury Neuroprotection with Glyburide: a pilot, open-label, multicentre, prospective evaluation of oral glyburide in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in the USA. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 10;9(10):e031329. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031329. PubMed 31601596 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Feb 6, 2020
  • Informed consent form · Dec 31, 2019

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Feb 2017 to primary completion in Feb 2021, 47 months.

Results were first posted in Jun 2022, 1 year 3 months after primary completion.

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

Registered
Aug 13, 2015
First posted
Aug 14, 2015
StartActual
Feb 14, 2017
Primary completionActual
Feb 8, 2021
CompletionActual
Feb 8, 2021
Results first posted
Jun 7, 2022
Last update
Jul 5, 2022
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 Jul 5, 2022, 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
NCT02524379
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 14, 2015
Start date
Feb 14, 2017
Primary completion
Feb 8, 2021
Completion
Feb 8, 2021
Results posted
Jun 7, 2022
Last update
Jul 5, 2022

Study contacts

H. Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Ohio State University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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