Status:

COMPLETED

Phase 3 Multicenter Comparative Study to Confirm Safety and Effectiveness of the F(ab)2 Antivenom Anavip.

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto Bioclon S.A. de C.V.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

University of Arizona

Conditions:

Snake Bite

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish if F(ab)2 antivenom (Anavip) is safe for crotalinae envenomation. Confirm its effectiveness in preventing the occurrence of delayed coagulopathies and compare...

Detailed Description

Fewer than 200,000 crotaline envenomations occur annually in the US.Crotaline venoms contain a broad variety of toxins, venom variability and injection quantity among individual snakes and across spec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women 2 to 80 years of age
  • Presenting for emergency treatment of pit viper bite
  • Informed consent document read and signed by patient (or parent/legal guardian)

Exclusion

  • Current use of any antivenom, or use within the last month
  • Current participation in a clinical drug study, or participation within the last month
  • Positive urine or blood pregnancy test at screening
  • Breast-feeding
  • Allergy to horse serum, sheep serum, or papaya
  • Underlying medical conditions that significantly alter platelet count or fibrinogen; thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, familial dysfibrinogenemia, leukemia
  • Use of any medication expected to affect platelet count, coagulation factors or fibrinogen: chemotherapeutic agents, warfarin, heparin
  • No clinical indications of snake bite requiring antivenom for treatment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00636116

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

January 10 2012

Active Locations (18)

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Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006

2

Maricopa Integrated Health System

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85008

3

Northwest Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85741

4

Tucson Medical Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712