A Single Dose, Dose Escalation Clinical Trial on the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Lyophilized Powder for Inhalation of Recombinant Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor-2 (Rh-KGF-2) in The Treatment of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorShanghai Zhongshan Hospital

About this trial

This study is a randomized, blank-controlled, open-label, single-dose, dose-escalation clinical study of rhKGF-2 in patients with ARDS.

The trial is designed with three dose groups (5 mg, 10 mg, and 15 mg), which will be escalated sequentially from the lowest dose group to the highest dose group. Each dose group will enroll 8 subjects, randomized in a 6:2 ratio according to the order of enrollment, to receive either the corresponding dose of rhKGF-2 (6 subjects) or serve as a blank control (2 subjects). Each subject will receive a single dose, administered once via a disposable bronchoscopic catheter.

All subjects will receive the trial intervention on top of standard ARDS treatment (see Concomitant Medications for details). Following the completion of drug administration, subjects will enter a 28-day follow-up period. Outcome measures include adverse events (AE), vital signs, laboratory parameters, oxygenation index (PFR), chest imaging changes, etc., to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the treatment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Aged ≥18 years and <80 years, male or female.

Definite diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) according to the Berlin Definition.

Patients with PaO₂/FiO₂ < 200 mmHg and receiving invasive mechanical ventilation via endotracheal intubation.

Diagnosis of ARDS confirmed no more than 72 hours prior to enrollment.

Disqualifiers

Use of inhaled pulmonary vasodilators (e.g., nitric oxide or prostaglandins).

Current receipt or planned receipt of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during the study period.

Expected survival < 3 months due to causes other than respiratory failure.

Cerebrovascular or cardiovascular events within 3 months prior to study drug administration, including unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the past 12 months, hemodynamic instability, known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40%, or clinically significant arrhythmia or conduction abnormality.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Recombinant Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor-2 for Inhalation (Lyophilized Powder)

    Drug

    The investigational drug will be reconstituted with water for injection to a concentration of 1 mg/mL, and then administered via a single-use bronchoscopic imaging catheter.

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 6 treatment groups

6

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Group A: 5 mg rhKGF-2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Blank Control for 5 mg CohortNo intervention 0 interventions
Group C: 10 mg rhKGF-2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Blank Control for 10 mg CohortNo intervention 0 interventions
Group E: 15 mg rhKGF-2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group F: Blank Control for 15 mg CohortNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence of adverse events (AE) and incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADR);

Time frame
At Baseline, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 5, Day 7, Day 14 and Day 28.
2

Incidence of serious adverse events (SAE)

Time frame
At Baseline, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 5, Day 7, Day 14 and Day 28.
3

Various laboratory test parameters:White blood cell (WBC) count

Unit of measure: 3.5 - 9.5 × 10\^9/L

Time frame
At Baseline, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 5, Day 7, Day 14 and Day 28.
4

Various Laboratory test parameters: Serum creatinine (Cr) level

Unit of measure: 44 -115 μmol/L

Time frame
At Baseline, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 5, Day 7, Day 14 and Day 28.

Secondary outcomes

1

Improvement rate of oxygenation indexPaO₂/FiO₂ ratio (PFR)

Time frame
at Day 3 and Day 7
2

PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio (PFR) and its change from baseline

Time frame
at Day 3, Day 5, and Day 7
3

Number of days from baseline to first PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio (PFR) > 300 mmHg or liberation from mechanical ventilation for at least 12 consecutive hours

Time frame
From baseline to first PFR > 300 mmHg or liberation from mechanical ventilation for at least 12 consecutive hours
4

Change from baseline in the Murray Lung Injury Score(LIS).

Score (scale range: 0-4; higher scores indicate more severe lung injury)

Time frame
at Day 7

Other outcomes

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