Targeted Reversal of Inflammation in Pediatric Sepsis-induced MODS
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The TRIPS study is a prospective, multi-center, double-blind, adaptively randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the drug anakinra for reversal of moderate to severe hyperinflammation in children with sepsis-induced multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 40 weeks corrected gestational age to \< 18 years; AND * Admission to the PICU or CICU; AND * Onset of ≥ 2 new organ dysfunctions within the last 3 calendar days (compared to pre-sepsis baseline) as measured by the modified Proulx criteria; AND * Documented or suspected infection as the MODS inciting event. Exclusion Criteria: * Weight \<3kg; OR * Limitation of care order at the time of screening; OR * Patients at high likelihood of progression to brain death in opinion of the clinical team; OR * Moribund condition in which the patient is unlikely to survive the next 48 hours in opinion of the clinical team; OR * Current or prior diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or macrophage activation syndrome; OR * Peripheral white blood cell count \< 1,000 cells/mm3 as the result of myeloablative therapy OR receipt of myeloablative therapy within the previous 14 days; OR * Known allergy to anakinra, or E. coli-derived products; OR * Known pregnancy; OR * Lacta