Sevuparin Infusion for the Management of Acute VOC in Subjects With SCD
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02515838 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 5, 2015
Last Update Posted : July 16, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sickle-Cell Disease | Drug: Sevuparin Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
This will be a phase II, multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to assess preliminary efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of 2-7 days continuous IV administration of sevuparin for the management of acute VOC in subjects with SCD.
Adults and adolescents ≥ 12 years of age will be randomized to treatment with sevuparin or placebo (ratio 1:1).
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 147 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-Centre, Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Sevuparin Infusion for the Management of Acute Vaso-Occlusive Crisis (VOC) in Subjects With Sickle-Cell Disease (SCD). |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo infusion
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Other: Placebo
Placebo for IV infusion |
Experimental: Sevuparin
Sevuparin infusion
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Drug: Sevuparin
The Drug Product sevuparin solution for IV infusion |
- Time to resolution of VOC [ Time Frame: From hospitalisation until discharge, defined as freedom from parenteral opioid use and readiness for discharge i.e. from randomisation until day 7 ]Time from start of infusion until resolution of VOC crisis/episode
- Frequency and pattern of treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: Time from start randomsiation until end of study, approximately 1 month 1 week after randomisation ]All events to be reported from randomization until end of study
- Pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of sevuparin [ Time Frame: Pre dose, 1h, 2h, 24h, 1/day (day 3-8) ]PK characteristics of sevuparin during and after administration of sevuparin as a continuous IV infusion (subgroup) ◦Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) of Sevuparin.
- Mean change in pain intensity [ Time Frame: From baseline (visit 1) until day 3-7 ]VAS (visual analog scale) every fourth hour. Range from 0 (no pain) to 100 (max pain)
- Duration of severest pain, [ Time Frame: From baseline (visit 1) until day 3-7 ]Defined as time to a 30% reduction in pain intensity (VAS)
- Cumulative dose of parenteral opioids [ Time Frame: From baseline (visit 1) until day 3-7 ]Total dose of parenteral opioids

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 50 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sign a written informed consent (adults, parents) and assent (adolescents)
- Male or female, age 12-50 years.
- Diagnosis of Sickle cell disease
- Subjects admitted for an acute, painful VOC to be treated/or treated with parenteral opioid analgesia.
- Expectancy of need for hospitalization during at least 48 hours.
- Be at least 1 year postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or if Women of Child Bearing Potential (WOCBP), e.g. following menarche practicing an effective method of birth control
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe hepatic failure/disease, abnormal liver enzyme tests or history of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV)
- Abnormal conjugated (direct) bilirubin 3 fold above ULN
- History of clinically significant bleeding in vital organs
- Current clinically significant bleeding, as judged by the investigator
- Current use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), anti-platelet therapy, anticoagulant therapy
- Abnormal coagulation laboratory values
- A platelet count <75,000/µL.
- BMI >35
- Subjects with more than 5 hospitalizations for VOC during the last 6 months
- Evidence of acute SCD complications other than VOC at screening
- The use of strong opioids for > 3 consecutive days during the last 15 days before presenting to the hospital
- History of chronic drug abuse.
- Renal dysfunction
- Known infection (positivity) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HBV or HCV.
- Significant ECG abnormality
- History of a clinically significant drug allergy to heparin, LMWH's, sevuparin, or morphine.
- Use of any investigational agent during the 30 days prior to the first dose.
- For females: pregnancy, lactating or intention of becoming pregnant
- Evidence of clinically significant disorders that might interfere with the study aim or safety of the subject
- Any condition that, in the view of the Investigator, places the subject at high risk of poor treatment compliance or of not completing the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02515838

Principal Investigator: | Dr Bart J Biemond, MD, PhD | Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) |
Responsible Party: | Modus Therapeutics AB |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02515838 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TVOC01 |
First Posted: | August 5, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 16, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia |
Hematologic Diseases Hemoglobinopathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn |