Trial Outcomes & Findings for Rapid Administration of Carnitine in sEpsis (NCT NCT01665092)

NCT ID: NCT01665092

Last Updated: 2019-06-04

Results Overview

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score (0-24 range). Delta SOFA is calculated as (SOFA Score at 48 hours post enrollment minus SOFA Score at enrollment). A negative value indicates improvement in the score.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

250 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

48 hours

Results posted on

2019-06-04

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Control
Normal saline placebo
Carnitine Low
Levo-Carnitine 6g Levo-Carnitine
Carnitine Medium
Levo-Carnitine 12 g Levo-Carnitine
Carnitine High
Levo-Carnitine 18 g Levo-Carnitine
Overall Study
STARTED
75
35
34
106
Overall Study
COMPLETED
75
35
32
105
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
2
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Rapid Administration of Carnitine in sEpsis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Control
n=75 Participants
Normal saline placebo
Carnitine Low
n=35 Participants
Levo-Carnitine 6g Levo-Carnitine
Carnitine Medium
n=34 Participants
Levo-Carnitine 12 g Levo-Carnitine
Carnitine High
n=106 Participants
Levo-Carnitine 18 g Levo-Carnitine
Total
n=250 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
60.22 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.5 • n=99 Participants
67.51 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.01 • n=107 Participants
64.91 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.56 • n=206 Participants
59.67 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.50 • n=7 Participants
62 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14 • n=31 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
36 Participants
n=99 Participants
17 Participants
n=107 Participants
13 Participants
n=206 Participants
42 Participants
n=7 Participants
108 Participants
n=31 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
39 Participants
n=99 Participants
18 Participants
n=107 Participants
21 Participants
n=206 Participants
64 Participants
n=7 Participants
142 Participants
n=31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
3 Participants
n=206 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
12 Participants
n=31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
72 Participants
n=99 Participants
35 Participants
n=107 Participants
31 Participants
n=206 Participants
100 Participants
n=7 Participants
238 Participants
n=31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
75 Participants
n=99 Participants
35 Participants
n=107 Participants
34 Participants
n=206 Participants
106 Participants
n=7 Participants
250 Participants
n=31 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 48 hours

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score (0-24 range). Delta SOFA is calculated as (SOFA Score at 48 hours post enrollment minus SOFA Score at enrollment). A negative value indicates improvement in the score.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=75 Participants
Normal saline placebo
Carnitine Low
n=35 Participants
Levo-Carnitine 6g Levo-Carnitine
Carnitine Medium
n=34 Participants
Levo-Carnitine 12 g Levo-Carnitine
Carnitine High
n=106 Participants
Levo-Carnitine 18 g Levo-Carnitine
Delta SOFA Score
-1.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.35
-0.34 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.66
-1.68 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.61
-2.15 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.37

Adverse Events

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 34 deaths

Carnitine Low

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 20 deaths

Carnitine Medium

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 16 deaths

Carnitine High

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 45 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Alan Jones

Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center

Phone: 601-384-5586

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place