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SEvoflurane for Sedation in ARds

Sevoflurane for Sedation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04235608
Acronym
SESAR
Enrollment
700
Registered
2020-01-22
Start date
2020-05-03
Completion date
2024-10-02
Last updated
2026-04-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Keywords

ARDS, Sedation, Inhaled sevoflurane

Brief summary

This study evaluates whether a sedation with inhaled sevoflurane will decrease mortality and increase time off the ventilator at 28 days in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Half of the patients will receive inhaled sedation with sevoflurane and the other half will receive intravenous sedation with propofol.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of a sedation with inhaled sevoflurane in improving in reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with moderate-severe ARDS in comparison to a control group receiving intravenous sedation with propofol. PRIMARY HYPOTHESIS: Inhaled sedation with sevoflurane will improve a composite outcome of mortality and time off the ventilator at 28 days, in patients with moderate-severe ARDS. The trial will accrue a maximum of 700 patients. Patients will be recruited from participating intensive care units and randomized to the active (inhaled sevoflurane) or control (intravenous propofol). The overall strategy is to screen and enroll early, every newly intubated, acutely ill or postoperative, patient at each site, using clinically obtained pulse oximetry and blood gases. By providing superior awakening and extubation times, as well as lung-protective effects from anti-inflammatory and protective effects from epithelial injury, inhaled sevoflurane may hasten recovery from lung injury and improve outcomes.

Interventions

Inhaled sedation with sevoflurane using the Anesthesia Conserving Device (AnaConDa-S, Sedana Medical, Danderyd, Sweden).

DRUGintravenous sedation with propofol

intravenous sedation with propofol, as already routinely used in participating ICUs.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

At each participating center, patients will be followed up for primary and secondary endpoints by members of the research staff who will be unaware of the trial group allocation. Information on whether the primary and secondary outcomes occur will be collected and entered into the electronic web-based case report form (eCRF) by trial or clinical trained personal (clinical research associate), blinded to the allocation group, under the supervision of the local principal investigator (PI) or designee who will also be unaware of the trial group allocation. Finally, the independent trial statistician and the members of the data monitoring and safety committee (DMSC) will also remain blinded for the allocation during analysis. However, the observation of differences in serious adverse events between the two groups will allow, for safety reasons may the DMSC deem necessary, to unblind allocation groups.

Intervention model description

Investigator-initiated, multicenter, prospective, randomized, stratified, parallel-group clinical trial with blinded outcome assessment and concealed allocation of patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS to a strategy of inhaled sedation with sevoflurane or to a strategy of current intravenous sedation practice using propofol.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥18 years * Presence for ≤24 hours of all of the following conditions, within one week of a clinical insult or new or worsening respiratory symptoms: * PaO2/FiO2 \<150 mmHg with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≥8 cmH2O (or, if arterial blood gas not available, SpO2/FiO2 that is equivalent to a PaO2/FiO2 \<150 mmHg with PEEP ≥8 cmH2O and a confirmatory SpO2/FiO2 between 1-6 hours after the initial SpO2/FiO2 determination) * Bilateral opacities not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules * Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload; need objective assessment (e.g., echocardiography) to exclude hydrostatic edema if no risk factor present

Exclusion criteria

* Absence of affiliation to the French Sociale security * Patient under a tutelage measure or placed under judicial protection * Continuous sedation with inhaled sevoflurane at enrollment * Known pregnancy * Currently receiving ECMO therapy * Chronic respiratory failure defined as PaCO2 \>60 mmHg in the outpatient setting * Home mechanical ventilation (non-invasive ventilation or via tracheotomy) except for CPAP/BIPAP used solely for sleep-disordered breathing * Body mass index \>40 kg/m2 * Chronic liver disease defined as a Child-Pugh score of 12-15 * Expected duration of mechanical ventilation \<48 hours * Moribund patient, i.e. not expected to survive 24 hours despite intensive care * Burns \>70% total body surface * Previous hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reaction to sevoflurane or cisatracurium * Medical history of malignant hyperthermia * Long QT syndrome at risk of arrhythmic events * Medical history of liver disease attributed to previous exposure to a halogenated agent (including sevoflurane) * Known hypersensitivity to propofol or any of its components * Known allergy to eggs, egg products, soybeans, and soy products * Suspected or proven intracranial hypertension * Tidal volume of 6 mL/kg predicted body weight (PBW) below 200 mL (as recommended by the manufacturer for the use of the AnaConDa-S (Sedana Medical, Danderyd, Sweden) * Enrollment in another interventional ARDS trial with direct impact on sedation and mechanical ventilation * Endotracheal ventilation for greater than 120 hours (5 days) * Persistent bronchopleural fistula despite chest tube drainage * PaO2/FiO2 (if available) \>200 mmHg after meeting inclusion criteria and before randomization

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ventilator-free days through day 28Day 28Number of days alive and off the ventilator at 28 days, thereby considering death as a competing event

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
90-day survival (Key secondary outcome)Day 90
All-cause, all-location 28-day mortality (Secondary outcome)Day 28
All-cause hospital 28-day mortality (Secondary outcome)Day 28
All-cause, all-location 14-day mortality (Secondary outcome)Day 14
All-cause, all-location 7-day mortality (Secondary outcome)Day 7

Countries

France

Contacts

STUDY_CHAIRMatthieu Jabaudon

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRaïko Blondonnet

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJean-Michel Constantin

APHP - La Pitié Salpêtrière

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAntoine Roquilly

Nantes University Hospital

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSamir Jaber

CHU Montpellier - Saint-Eloi

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORVirginie Lemiale

APHP - Saint-Louis

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCarole Ichai

CHU NICE

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLionel Velly

APHM - La Timone

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORStéphanie Bulyez

CHU Nîmes

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSigismond Lasocki

University Hospital, Angers

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJean-Pierre Quenot

CHU Dijon

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORThomas Lebouvier

CHU Rennes

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFrançois Legay

CH Brieuc

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORArnaud W. Thille

CHU Poitiers

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAlexandre Lautrette

Centre Jean-Perrin Clermont-Ferrand

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJulien Pottecher

CHU Strasbourg

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFranck Verdonk

APHP - Saint-Antoine

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORChristophe Vinsonneau

CH Béthune

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPierre-Marie Bertrand

CH Cannes

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMehran Monchi

CH Melun-Sénart

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJoël Cousson

CHU REIMS

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJulien Maizel

CHU Amiens

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORErwan L'Her

CHU Brest

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBelaïd Bouhemad

CHU Dijon

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBoris Jung

CHU Montpellier - Lapeyronie

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORClaire Dahyot-Fizelier

CHU Poitiers

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORClaire Lhommet

Hopital Diaconesses - La Croix Simon

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCaroline Varillon

CH Dunkerque

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORArthur Durand

CHU Lille

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarc Gainnier

APHM - La Timone

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFabien Lambiotte

Hospital Valenciennes

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJulien Lorber

Hospital, Saint Nazaire

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORDelphine Brégeaud

HOSPITAL, SAINTES

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAziz Berrouba

Hospital Martigues

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJulio Badie

Hospital Belfort

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAlexandre Conia

HOSPITAL, CHARTRES

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFrançois Thouy

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 22, 2026