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Exogenous Sodium Lactate Infusion in Traumatic Brain Injury (ELI-TBI) (ELI-TBI)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02776488
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (The manufacturer of sodium lactate has stopped making the medication)
First Posted : May 18, 2016
Last Update Posted : November 15, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Paul Vespa, MD, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Metabolic crisis is a state of energy insufficiency due to impaired mitochondrial function as indicated by cerebral microdialysis lactate/pyruvate ratio (LPR). We have performed preliminary mechanistic analysis of alternative fuels in humans and have demonstrated proof of concept that exogenous fuels alter brain metabolism. We will conduct a multicenter, adaptive design-based, proof of concept phase 2 safety study of candidate supplemental fuels in patients with severe traumatic brain injury to determine safety and efficacy.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Brain Injuries, Traumatic Drug: Sodium Lactate Drug: Placebo Phase 2

Detailed Description:
Metabolic crisis is a state of energy insufficiency due to impaired mitochondrial function as indicated by cerebral microdialysis lactate/pyruvate ratio (LPR). We have performed safety analysis of exogenous sodium lactate infusions in humans and have demonstrated proof of concept that these fuels alter brain metabolism. Animal TBI studies have demonstrated proof of concept for exogenous lactate and pyruvate. We will conduct a multicenter, adaptive design-based, proof of concept biomarker mechanistic safety study of exogenous sodium lactate. The preliminary goal is to determine if exogenous lactate infusion is safe and has a demonstrated effect on selected biomarkers.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 0 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Dose ranging and then RCT
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Exogenous Sodium Lactate Infusion in Traumatic Brain Injury (ELI-TBI)
Estimated Study Start Date : September 2020
Estimated Primary Completion Date : December 2025
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 2026

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: ELI Arm
Infusion of exogenous sodium lactate as supplemental fuel within 48 hours of TBI
 Drug: Sodium Lactate
Infusion of exogenous sodium lactate
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo infusion of normal saline in Part 2 RCT
 Drug: Placebo
Infusion of normal saline
Other Name: Normal saline


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Mortality within 30 days [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
    Percentage mortality within 30 days


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients seen in the Medical Center Emergency Department
  • Adult patients transferred to the Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit with a physician's diagnosis of brain injury.
  • GCS 3-12

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy at time of injury
  • History of diabetes mellitus
  • History of hemodynamic instability
  • Known terminal illness which alters brain functioning
  • Diagnosed AIDS progressed to AIDS dementia
  • Known history of chronic severe neurological disturbance
  • Severe retardation
  • Previous severe diminished mental capacity
  • No command of either English or Spanish
  • Arrest for a felony
  • Active neurologic condition such as stroke, recent TBI
  • metabolic disorder
  • preexisting hyperlactatemia
  • instability precluding experimental intervention
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Locations
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United States, California
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Paul Vespa, MD University of California Los Angeles, Department of Neurosurgery
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Responsible Party: Paul Vespa, MD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02776488    
Other Study ID Numbers: ELI TBI 1
First Posted: May 18, 2016    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 15, 2021
Last Verified: November 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Plan Description: All protected health information (PHI) will be expunged from records before any sharing occurs

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: No
Keywords provided by Paul Vespa, MD, University of California, Los Angeles:
brain trauma, metabolic therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Brain Injuries
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Wounds and Injuries
Brain Diseases
 Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System