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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/09/045538 [Registered on: 15/09/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/03/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Thymosin α-1 (Tα1) with comparision of placebo in sepsis patient by using with Standrad of care 
Scientific Title of Study   A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Multi-Center, Two-Arm, Phase III Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Thymosin α-1 (Tα1) as an add-on Treatment to Existing Standard of Care Treatment in Sepsis Patients. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
GB_THY_0002_22 Ver.no. 02 date 09.05.2022  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Adarsh Shetty 
Designation  Senior Manager - Medical Affairs 
Affiliation  Gufic Biosciences Limited 
Address  Subhash Road-A Block Vile Parle East

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400057
India 
Phone  9844968062  
Fax    
Email  dr.adarsh.shetty@guficbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Adarsh Shetty 
Designation  Senior Manager - Medical Affairs 
Affiliation  Gufic Biosciences Limited 
Address  Subhash Road-A Block Vile Parle East

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400057
India 
Phone  9844968062  
Fax    
Email  dr.adarsh.shetty@guficbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mr Vairamuthu Ammaiyappan 
Designation  Associate Director 
Affiliation  iDD Research Solutions Pvt Ltd 
Address  Tek Meadows Campus No 51 3rd C block, Old Mahabalipuram Rd Sholinganallur

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600119
India 
Phone  9606829331  
Fax    
Email  vairamuthu.ammaiyappan@iddresearch.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Gufic Biosciences Ltd.  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Gufic Biosciences Limited 
Address  Subhash Road A Block Vile Parle East Mumbai Maharashtra India 400057 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 10  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shashank Srivastava  Aarvy Hospital  Critical care department, 530/18, Jail Rd, Civil Lines, Gurugram, Haryana 122001
Gurgaon
HARYANA 
9911008948

dr.shashanksrivastava@gmail.com 
Dr Vijay Gaikwad  Govt. Medical College (GMC)  Department of medicine, JIlah Peth, GMC
Jalgaon
MAHARASHTRA 
9422274644

drvijaygka@gmail.com 
Dr Yandrapati Gnana Sundara Raju  King George Hospital Andhra Medical College  HOD Room first floor, department of Medicine, Rajendra Prasad ward King George Hospital and Andhra Medical College Maharanipetha Visakhapatnam 530002
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9573606609

drysundarrajuresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Chandrasekhar Valupadas  Mahtma Gandhi Memorial Hospital  Department of General Medicine first floor, Sherpura 506002
Warangal
TELANGANA 
9346950050

drchandrasekhar.krcwgl@gmail.com 
Dr Ganshyam Jagathkar  Medicover Hospitals  Department of Critical care Behind Cyber Tower Hitech City Madhapur
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9949001344

drganshyamj.hitech@medicoverhospitals.in 
Dr Anshul Jain  MLB medical college  Critical care of medicine & department of anathesia, Kanpur Road, Jhansi
Jhansi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9411685406

dranshulrachna@rediffmail.com 
Dr Ashish Omprakash Goyal  Orchid Speciality Hospital  first Floor room No.103, L Square Porwal Road sr No 282/3/3 off Dhanori Jakat Naka Lohgoan
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
75072472447

orchidhospital.research@gmail.com 
Dr Anirudh Kumar  Ozone Hospital  25, road number 1, Narsimhapuri colony, HUDA colony, kothapet, Hyderabad-500035, Telangana
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
7981364744

anis0408@gmail.com 
Dr Dhruva Chaudhry  Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences  PCCM department,Rohtak, Haryana-124001
Rohtak
HARYANA 
9416051616

dhruvachaudhry@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Amrita Gupta  SN Medical College  6th floor, Department of anaesthesia New Surgica Bulidin Near Central Library, Moti Katra Mantola Agra U.P-282003
Agra
UTTAR PRADESH 
09837077784

amritagupta78@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 10  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Excel Hospital Institutional ethics committee  Approved 
GeneBandhu Independent Ethics Committee  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee Government Medical College Jalgoan  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee King George Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee Maharani laxmi bai medical college and Associated Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee Medicover Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee pt BD Sharma PGIMS  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee SN Medical College  Approved 
Kakatiya Ethics Committee  Approved 
Orchid Speciality Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: B96||Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  patients will be administered 2 subcutaneous injectionsof Placebo with SOC from Day 1 to Day 7/ as per investigator’s discretion. 
Intervention  Thymosin Alpha 1  patients will be administered 2 subcutaneous injections of 1.6 mg Tα1 with SOC.from Day 1 to Day 7/ as per investigator’s discretion. Each vial contains : Thymosin Alpha 1…..1.6mg Excipients...... q.s (Lyophilized) Sterile water for Injections IP 1ml Ampoule Manufactured by Gufic Biosciences Ltd.India With SOC 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Male/female of ≥ 18 years of age at the time of consent
2. Patient / Legally Acceptable Representative who can and willing to provide Informed Consent
3. Patient diagnosed with sepsis according to the sepsis diagnosis criteria of "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis 3 and Septic Shock: 2016"
4. Patient with total SOFA scores ≥2 (Reports within last 24 hours to be considered for screening. In case of multiple reports, latest one should be considered.)
5. Patient with confirmed or suspected infection and satisfy at least one of the following: a. Pathogenic microbes grow in blood and at aseptic locations b. Presence of abscess or partially infected tissues c. Suspected infection identified by at least one of the following evidence Leukocytes at normal aseptic locations - Organic perforation (confirmed by imaging evidence, examination result or intestinal content leak during drainage) - Imaging evidence of pneumonia accompanied by purulent secretion
- Related syndromes with high infection risk (cholangitis for example)
6. Patient/ patient’s LAR understands and is willing to participate in the clinical study and can comply with clinical trial protocol requirements 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patient Ë‚ 18 years of age
2. Patient in need for immediate surgery
3. Patient with history of organ or bone marrow transplantation
4. Patient not expected to survive 28 days given their preexisting uncorrectable medical condition
5. Female patient who is breast-feeding or pregnant
6. Patient who has participated in another trial with an investigational drug within 1 month prior to this trial.
7. Patients who, in the judgment of the investigator, will be unlikely to comply with the requirements of this protocol. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score  from Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of emerging infection within 7 days  from Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Clearance rate of pathogenic microorganism over a period of 7-days  from Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Duration of hospitalization  Day 28 
Ventilator-free days  time frame 28 days 
ICU-free days  time frame28 days 
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) free days  Time frame 28 days 
Vasoactive agents-free days  Time frame 28 days 
Change in Absolute Lymphocyte count from Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of Treatment  Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Change in CD4/CD8 ratio  Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Change in Neutrophil-lymphocyte (NLR) ratio  Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Change in Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) levels  Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Change in C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels  Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of treatment ( Day 7) 
Change in serum lactate levels only in suspected patients with septic shock.  Screening/ Baseline (Day 1) and End of Treatment (Day 7) 
Number of days without antibiotics  Time Frame: 28 days 
Incidences of all-cause hospital mortality  From date of Drug administered until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days] 
Number of Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) and Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Event  Time frame 28 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="120"
Sample Size from India="120" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   19/09/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
Sepsis is a significant heterogeneous clinical syndrome with the characters of high mortality and incidence. It is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by host immune response to infection.
IP is Thymosin alpha 1 (Tα1), acting as an immune modulator, exerts great biological influence in activating and restoring the dysregulated immune response for patients with sepsis
Total 120 eligible patients will be enrolled in 1:1 ratio in two treatment arms (60 patients in each arm).
7 days of treatment and follow up on Day 28.
 
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