Status:

COMPLETED

GM-CSF for Immunomodulation Following Trauma (GIFT) Study

Lead Sponsor:

Mark Hall

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Critical Injury (Trauma) in Children

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-17 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The GIFT study is a prospective, multi-center, interventional trial using the drug GM-CSF for the reversal of innate immune suppression in critically injured children. The study will be conducted in t...

Detailed Description

The current phase of the study is an open-label dose-finding phase in which critically injured children undergo prospective, serial immune function testing in the first few days after injury. If a sub...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Admission to the PICU at a GIFT study site with a primary diagnosis of blunt or penetrating trauma that occurred within the last 72 hours.
  • Age 1 - 17 years
  • Provisional Injury Severity Score (ISS) \> 10
  • Presence of an endotracheal tube at the time of enrollment

Exclusion

  • DNR status or care team/family is considering plans for withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies.
  • Strong suspicion of injuries related to child abuse, in the opinion of the treating physician
  • Persistence (after treatment) of any of the following in the PICU before enrollment: Fixed, dilated pupils; Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 (in the absence of neuromuscular blocking drugs); or presence of a new, severe neurologic injury at the time of enrollment which, in the opinion of the treating physician, is highly likely to lead to a diagnosis of brain death
  • Cardiopulmonary arrest requiring CPR documented by EMS or hospital personnel prior to subject identification
  • Burn injury of any kind (scald, fire, chemical)
  • Patients receiving acute or chronic immunosuppressive therapy (e.g., systemic corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, mycophenolate, azathioprine) at the time of injury
  • Patients with severe leukopenia (white blood cell count \< 1000 cells/mm3) at the time of injury as the result of myeloablative chemotherapy or radiation
  • Pregnancy
  • Autoimmune thrombocytopenia, myelodysplastic syndromes with \> 20% marrow blast cells, or known allergy/hypersensitivity to GM-CSF
  • Previously enrolled in the GIFT study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01495637

Start Date

December 1 2011

End Date

February 1 2023

Last Update

September 13 2023

Active Locations (8)

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1

Children's Hospital of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

2

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

3

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

4

Washington University / St. Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110