German trial of Acyclovir and Corticosteroids in Herpes-simplex-virus-Encephalitis
ISRCTN | ISRCTN45122933 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN45122933 |
EudraCT/CTIS number | 2005-003201-81 |
Secondary identifying numbers | GFVT01026904 (GACHE) |
- Submission date
- 23/08/2006
- Registration date
- 05/09/2006
- Last edited
- 17/09/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Infections and Infestations
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Uta Meyding-Lamade
Scientific
Scientific
Steinbacher Hohl 2-26
Frankfurt am Main
60488
Germany
Phone | +49 (0)6976 0132 46 |
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meyding-lamade.uta@khnw.de |
Study information
Study design | Multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group clinical trial. |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | German trial of Acyclovir and Corticosteroids in Herpes-simplex-virus-Encephalitis |
Study acronym | GACHE |
Study objectives | The GACHE trial aims to evaluate the effect on morbidity and mortality of early adjuvant corticosteroids (dexamethasone) in the treatment of adult patients with Herpes-Simplex-Virus-Encephalitis (HSVE). |
Ethics approval(s) | Approval received from the Ethics Committee of the University of Heidelberg Medical Faculty on the 28th August 2006 (ref: AFmu-106/2006). |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Herpes-Simplex-Virus-Encephalitis (HSVE) |
Intervention | Treatment with acyclovir and adjuvant dexamethasone, as compared to treatment with acyclovir and placebo in adults with herpes-encephalitis. |
Intervention type | Drug |
Pharmaceutical study type(s) | |
Phase | Not Specified |
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | Acyclovir and dexamethasone |
Primary outcome measure | Binary functional outcome after six months measured by the mRS, a seven-point-scale zero to six. A mRS-score of three to six will be seen as an unfavourable outcome. |
Secondary outcome measures | 1. Mortality after six and 12 months 2. Functional outcome after six months measured by Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and quality of life (EuroQol 5D) 3. Functional outcome after 12 months (mRS, GOS) and quality of life (EuroQol 5D) 4. Neuropsychological testing after six months, cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings after six months 5. Seizures up to day of discharge or at the latest at day 30, and after six and 12 months |
Overall study start date | 01/10/2006 |
Completion date | 31/07/2011 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 18 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 372 patients, potential sample size extension up to 450 patients |
Total final enrolment | 41 |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Proven herpes-encephalitis (positive Herpes Simplex Virus-Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Polymerase Chain Reaction [HSV-DNA-PCR]) 2. Aged between 18 and 85 3. Focal neurological signs not longer than five days prior to admission 4. Informed consent Added as of 05/04/2007: 5. Women of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy testing in urine |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. History of hypersensitivity to corticosteroids 2. Systemic corticosteroid treatment within the last six months or at present time 3. Two fixed dilated pupils 4. Pre-event score modified Rankin Scale (mRS) more than two or Barthel Index less than 95 5. Pregnancy 6. Breast feeding women 7. Recent history of active tuberculosis or systemic fungal infection 8. Recent head trauma/neurosurgery/peptic ulcer disease 9. Life expectancy less than three years 10. Other serious illness that confound treatment assessment 11. Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial 12. Previous participation in another clinical trial in the last 30 days 13. Previous participation in this clinical trial Added as of 05/04/2007: 14. Women of childbearing potential who are not using a highly effective birth control method 15. Acute viral infections other than HSVE (herpes zoster, poliomyelitis, chickenpox), Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg)-positive chronic active hepatitis, approximately eight weeks before to two weeks after prophylactic vaccination, lymphadenitis following Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination |
Date of first enrolment | 01/10/2006 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/07/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Austria
- Germany
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
Steinbacher Hohl 2-26
Frankfurt am Main
60488
Germany
60488
Germany
Sponsor information
University Hospital of Heidelberg (Germany)
University/education
University/education
c/o Professor Werner Hacke
Department of Neurology
Im Neuenheimer Feld 400
Heidelberg
69120
Germany
Phone | +49 (0)6221 56 8211 |
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werner.hacke@med.uni-heidelberg.de | |
Website | http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/Neurologie-und-Poliklinik.600.0.html |
https://ror.org/013czdx64 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. [DLR]) (Germany)
No information available
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium Fur Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany) (ref: 01KG0504)
Government organisation / National government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF
- Location
- Germany
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Protocol article | protocol | 29/10/2008 | 17/09/2019 | Yes | No |
Results article | results | 01/12/2019 | 17/09/2019 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
17/09/2019: The following changes were made:
1. Publication reference and added.
2. EudraCT number added.
3. Total final enrolment added.