Treating Patients With Aneurysmal SubArachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) With Epoetin Alfa (EPO)

This study has been terminated.
(This study is terminated as a result of data from a study that showed increased mortality in stroke patients.)
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ortho Biotech, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Enrico Camporesi, University of South Florida
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00626574
First received: February 7, 2008
Last updated: September 25, 2012
Last verified: September 2012
Results First Received: September 8, 2011  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Interventions: Drug: Epoetin alfa
Drug: Saline

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Procrit Group A will receive Procrit® intravenous injections (40,000U) once daily for 3 days (Study Days 1, 2, and 3). The first dose of Procrit® will be given within 36 hours of the initial SAH event / symptoms and immediately before the vascular clipping procedure.
Saline Group B will receive Saline intravenous injections once daily for 3 days (Study Days 1, 2, and 3).

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Procrit     Saline  
STARTED     2     1  
COMPLETED     2     1  
NOT COMPLETED     0     0  



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Procrit Group A will receive Procrit® intravenous injections (40,000U) once daily for 3 days (Study Days 1, 2, and 3). The first dose of Procrit® will be given within 36 hours of the initial SAH event / symptoms and immediately before the vascular clipping procedure.
Saline Group B will receive Saline intravenous injections once daily for 3 days (Study Days 1, 2, and 3).
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Procrit     Saline     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  2     1     3  
Age  
[units: participants]
     
<=18 years     0     0     0  
Between 18 and 65 years     2     1     3  
>=65 years     0     0     0  
Gender  
[units: participants]
     
Female     2     1     3  
Male     0     0     0  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
     
United States     2     1     3  



  Outcome Measures

1.  Primary:   Incidence of Adverse Events After Administering Intravenous Doses of Procrit® Once Daily for Three Consecutive Days to Patients With Aneurysmal SAH Before and After Vascular Clipping   [ Time Frame: First 10 days following clipping and 6 week F/U ]

2.  Secondary:   To Determine if Administration of Procrit® Prior to Aneurysm Clipping Reduces the Incidence of Vasospasm Following a SAH Event Treated by Vascular Clipping.   [ Time Frame: first 10 days following clipping and 6 week f/u ]
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3.  Secondary:   To Determine if Procrit® Administration Prior to Aneurysm Clipping in Patients With Aneurysmal SAH Will Improve Neurological Assessment Scores in the Post-SAH/Post-clipping Time Period   [ Time Frame: First 10 days following clipping and 6 week f/u ]
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4.  Secondary:   To Determine the Feasibility of Organizing a Larger, Randomized Study to Explore the Neuroprotective Effect of Procrit® in Patients With Aneurysmal SubArachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) When Procrit® is Administered Prior to Surgical Clipping of the Aneurysm.   [ Time Frame: When all data is collected and analyzed ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
In late October 2008, we received a letter from the sponsor requesting that we terminate any further work on this study.  


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Enrico M Camporesi MD
Organization: University of South Florida
phone: 813-844-7170
e-mail: ecampore@health.usf.edu


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Responsible Party: Enrico Camporesi, University of South Florida
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00626574     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 105838c, USF 6176-P67638
Study First Received: February 7, 2008
Results First Received: September 8, 2011
Last Updated: September 25, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration