An investigation of heart-lung support without blood thinners during lung transplantation.

2024-519503-10-00 Protocol Zero-Hep Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Ended

Start 9 Dec 2022 · End 14 Nov 2025 · Status Ended · 1 EU/EEA countries · 1 sites · Protocol Zero-Hep

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic use (Phase IV)
Status Ended
Participants planned 80
Countries 1
Sites 1

Lung transplantation

To investigate the feasibility of running heparin free VA-ECMO support during clinical lung transplantation and its effect on clinical outcomes and inflammatory response

Key facts

Sponsor
Medical University Of Vienna
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Not possible to specify
Trial duration
9 Dec 2022 → 14 Nov 2025
Decision date (initial)
2025-01-30
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
No

External identifiers

EU CT number
2024-519503-10-00
EudraCT number
2022-001697-58

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Safety

To investigate the feasibility of running heparin free VA-ECMO support during clinical lung transplantation and its effect on clinical outcomes and inflammatory response

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Lung transplantation

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 2

  1. Adult recipients over the age of 18 at the time of the procedure, receiving a double lung transplantation (including lungs after ex-vivo lung perfusion) within the Vienna Lung Transplant Program
  2. Informed consent

Exclusion criteria 9

  1. Single lung transplantation
  2. Re-transplantation
  3. Previous major thoracic surgery (excluding pleural drainage, VATS biopsy)
  4. ECMO bridge to transplantation
  5. COVID-ARDS as transplant indication
  6. Pre-operative anti- coagulation/anti-platelet treatment
  7. Paediatric transplantation
  8. Multi- organ transplantation
  9. Active pregnancy or breastfeeding

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 2

  1. arterial or venous thromboembolic events
  2. circuit-related thrombosis

Secondary endpoints 2

  1. serious bleeding
  2. in-house mortality rate

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

Heparin Gilvasan 5000 IE/ml – Injektions-/Infusionslösung

PRD305776 · Product

Active substance
Heparin Sodium
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS
Max daily dose
10000 IU international unit(s)
Max total dose
10000 IU international unit(s)
Max treatment duration
1 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
B01AB01 — HEPARIN
Marketing authorisation
1-11741
MA holder
GILVASAN PHARMA GMBH
MA country
Austria
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Placebo 1

Isotone Natriumchloridlösung 0,9 % Braun Injektionslösung

PRD567881 · Product

Active substance
Sodium Chloride
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS
Max daily dose
20 ml millilitre(s)
Max total dose
20 ml millilitre(s)
Max treatment duration
1 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
V07AB — SOLVENTS AND DILUTING AGENTS, INCL. IRRIGATING SOLUTIONS
Marketing authorisation
6697366.00.00
MA holder
B.BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
MA country
Germany
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Medical University Of Vienna

Sponsor organisation
Medical University Of Vienna
Address
Spitalgasse 23, Alsergrund Alsergrund
City
Vienna
Postcode
1090
Country
Austria

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Medical University Of Vienna
Contact name
Department of Thoracic Surgery

Public contact point

Organisation
Medical University Of Vienna
Contact name
Department of Thoracic Surgery

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 1 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
Austria Ended 80 1
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

Austria

1 site · Ended
Medical University Of Vienna
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Alsergrund, Vienna

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
Austria 2022-12-09 2023-06-29 2025-11-14

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 4 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol 2024-519503-10-00_redacted 5.0
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1_recruitment arrangements_placeholder 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_adults_redacted 5.0
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) E2_SmPC_Heparin 1

Application history

1 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-12-17 Austria Acceptable
2025-01-30
2025-01-30