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Efficacy and Safety of Sivelestat Sodium and Dexamethasone in the Treatment of ARDS

An interventional study of Sivelestat sodium and Dexamethasone in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, sponsored by Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Recruiting at 4 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-04.

Sponsored by Peking Union Medical College Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2025, 1 year 4 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Apr 2024; still recruiting 2 years 5 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sivelestat sodium and dexamethasone in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe ARDS. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is Sivelestat sodium more effective in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe ARDS compared with placebo?
  • Is dexamethasone more effective in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe ARDS compared with placebo? Participants will receive Sivelestat sodium, dexamethasone or placebo. Researchers will compare the efficacy and safety of Sivelestat sodium, dexamethasone and placebo.
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Conditions studied

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In context

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1,597 studies on the registry are indexed under Respiratory Distress Syndrome; 312 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 300 is above the median of 60 across 961 interventional studies indexed under Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

Peking Union Medical College Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,115 studies on the registry; 463 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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS in the acute exacerbation phase who meet the diagnostic criteria for moderate-to-severe ARDS
  • Receiving tracheal intubation for mechanical ventilation within 72 hours after an episode of moderate-to-severe ARDS
  • ARDS onset to randomized grouping within 72 hours (starting at the time of onset documented in the medical record)
  • Patient volunteers to participate in the study and signs an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • brain death
  • Advanced cancer or other terminal disease
  • History of allergy to Sivelestat Sodium and Dexamethasone
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • History of severe cardiovascular disease, such as heart failure, uncontrolled coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, or history of heart or cerebral infarction within the past six months
  • Organ transplant or allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients
  • Fatal active fungal infections
  • neuromuscular disease that affects voluntary breathing
  • Genetic or acquired severe immunodeficiencies such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, chronic granulomatous disease, severe combined immunodeficiencies
  • Patients and/or legal representatives who sign a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) advance directive, or who abandon treatment
  • Participating in other clinical trials
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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
300 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Sivelestat sodium

    Sivelestat sodium and dexamethasone placebo

    Drug: Sivelestat sodium · Drug: Dexamethasone placebo

  • Active comparator
    Dexamethasone

    Dexamethasone and Sivelestat sodium placebo

    Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Sivelestat sodium placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Sivelestat sodium placebo and dexamethasone placebo

    Drug: Sivelestat sodium placebo · Drug: Dexamethasone placebo

Interventions

  • DrugSivelestat sodium

    Sevilastat sodium 4.8 mg/kg/d IV continuous infusion for 14 days or ICU length of stay (within 14 days)

  • DrugDexamethasone

    Dexamethasone 10 mg IV once a day for 5 days or until extubation (within 5 days)

  • DrugSivelestat sodium placebo

    Sivelestat sodium placebo 4.8 mg/kg/d IV continuous infusion for 14 days or ICU length of stay (within 14 days)

  • DrugDexamethasone placebo

    Dexamethasone placebo 10 mg IV once a day for 5 days or until extubation (within 5 days)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 28-day ventilator-free days

    ventilator-free days within 28 days

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

  2. Informed consent rate

    The rate of informed consent

    Time frame: 90 days after randomization

  3. Recruitment rate

    The rate of recruitment

    Time frame: 90 days after randomization

  4. Recruitment compliance rate

    The rate of recruitment compliance

    Time frame: 90-day after randomization

  5. Protocol adherence rate

    The rate of protocol adherence

    Time frame: 90 days after randomization

  6. Completion of follow-up visits

    The rate of completion of follow-up visits

    Time frame: 90 days after randomization

Secondary outcomes

  1. 28-day mortality

    28-day mortality

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

  2. 90-day mortality

    90-day mortality

    Time frame: 90 days after randomization

  3. 28-day length of stay

    The time interval between randomization and transfer out of ICU. Recorded as 28 days for those who were not transferred out of the ICU 28 days after randomization or those who died during ICU stay

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

  4. 28-day organ support free day

    Days without intensive care-based respiratory or cardiovascular organ support within 28 days of randomization.

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

  5. Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA)

    Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score evaluation within 14 days. The minimum value is 0 and maximum value is 24, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  6. Murray's acute lung injury score

    Murray's acute lung injury score within 14 days after randomization. The minimum value is 0 and maximum value is 4, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  7. C-reactive protein (CRP)

    C-reactive protein (CRP)

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  8. Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

    Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  9. Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

    Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  10. Procalcitonin (PCT)

    Procalcitonin (PCT)

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  11. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio (NLR)

    Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio (NLR)

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  12. Neutrophil elastase

    Neutrophil elastase level of blood and alveolar fluid

    Time frame: 14 days after randomization

  13. New-onset infection rate

    Rate of new-onset infection

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

  14. Re-intubation rate

    Rate of unplanned re-intubation

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

  15. Adverse event

    Pneumatic trauma (pneumothorax, mediastinal emphysema, subcutaneous emphysema, or imaging findings), infection, sepsis, respiratory acidosis, severe acidosis (pH \< 7.10), refractory hypoxemia (PaO2 \< 55 mmHg), severe hypotension (mean arterial pressure \< 65 mmHg), new-onset arrhythmia (new-onset atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia), cardiac arrest, and all serious adverse events

    Time frame: 28 days after randomization

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Study locations

2 of 4 sites recruiting
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100730, China
    Recruiting
  • Luoyang Central Hospital
    Luoyang, Henan, China
    • Chunyan Li · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
  • Yanan University Affiliated Hospital
    Yanan, Shaanxi, China
    • Zhiyan Hui · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The Third Hospital of Mianyang
    Mianyang, Sichuan, China
    • Qionglan Dong · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — IPD will be shared upon proper requirement.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf, Csr, Analytic code

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 4, 2024, 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
NCT06387823
Lead sponsor
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Collaborators
Peking University, Shanghai Huilun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 29, 2024
Start date
Apr 15, 2024
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 4, 2024

Study contacts

Yan Chen
Contact
libby0212@163.com
+8613538700762
Bin Du, MD
study chair · Peking Union Medical College

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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