ArticleTrials2021
Safety and efficacy of C1-inhibitor in traumatic brain injury (CIAO@TBI): study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center trial.
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A Phase II Trial on the Safety and Efficacy of C1 Inhibitor for the Acute Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Complement in Traumatic Brain Injury: Linking Acute Injury to Chronic Neurodegeneration.European journal of immunology · 2026Review
- Complement propagates visual system pathology following traumatic brain injury.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2024Article
- Therapy Intensity Level Scale for Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinimetric Assessment on Neuro-Monitored Patients Across 52 European Intensive Care Units.Journal of neurotrauma · 2024Article
- Deciphering Proteomic Expression in Inflammatory Disorders: A Mass Spectrometry Exploration Comparing Infectious, Noninfectious, and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid.Neurotrauma reports · 2024Article
- Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist as Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023Review
- [Research advances on the role of complement system activation in post-burn immunity].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Review
- Tackling Neuroinflammation After Traumatic Brain Injury: Complement Inhibition as a Therapy for Secondary Injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability across all ages. After the primary impact, the pathophysiologic process of secondary brain injury consists of a neuroinflammation response that critically leads to irreversible brain damage in the first days after the trauma. A key catalyst in this inflammatory process is the complement system. Inhibiting the complement system could therefore be a therapeutic target in TBI.
objectiveTo study the safety and efficacy of C1-inhibitor (C1-INH) compared to placebo in patients with TBI. By temporarily blocking the complement system, we hypothesize a decrease in the posttraumatic neuroinflammatory response resulting in a less unfavorable clinical outcome for TBI patients.
methodsCIAO@TBI is a multicenter, randomized, blinded, phase II placebo-controlled trial. Adult TBI patients with GCS < 13 requiring intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring will be randomized, using block randomization, within 12 h after trauma to one dose 6000 IU C1-INH or placebo. A total of 106 patients will be included, and follow-up will occur up to 12 months. The primary endpoints are (1) Therapy Intensity Level (TIL) Scale, (2) Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) at 6 months, and (3) complication rate during hospitalization. Outcomes will be determined by a trial nurse blinded for the treatment allocation. Analyses will be conducted in an intention-to-treat analysis. DISCUSSION: We expect that C1-INH administration will be safe and potentially effective to improve clinical outcomes by reducing neuroinflammation in TBI patients.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04489160. Registered on 27 July 2020. EudraCT 2020-000140-58.
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