Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 and up

EA-230 to shorten hospital stay after CABG surgery in adults

Official title: A Clinical Trial To Investigate The Effect Of EA-230 On Hospital Length of Stay In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Surgery.

Run by EBI Anti Sepsis BV · NCT07357675 · Data updated 2026-11-12

EA-230 is being tested to see if it helps adults recovering from CABG surgery by shortening their hospital stay.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment300 (estimated)
SponsorEBI Anti Sepsis BV
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, methotrexate, prednisone
Locations6 sites (Rochester, Minnesota and 5 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 29, 2026
Main results expectedOctober 1, 2027
Study endsDecember 1, 2027
Registry record updatedNovember 2, 2026
Trial IDNCT07357675 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults 18 years and older scheduled for elective on-pump CABG with at least three bypasses (with or without valve replacement).

Probably not a fit

Patients undergoing emergency CABG, those with cardiogenic shock or certain recent cardiac device use, or those needing mechanical support pre-surgery may not benefit or participate.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This Phase 3 trial tests the safety and effectiveness of EA-230 versus placebo in adults undergoing elective on-pump CABG with at least three bypasses. It uses a double-blind, randomized design across multiple sites to compare EA-230 at 90 mg/kg/hour with placebo over approximately 71 days and 10 visits. The primary goal is to see if EA-230 reduces hospital length of stay and ICU time while maintaining safety. Participants will be followed for adverse events and recovery outcomes through the study period.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, EA-230 could shorten hospitalization and improve recovery after CABG.

How similar studies have gone: Previous smaller trials suggested EA-230 may reduce ICU and hospital stay with good tolerability, supporting further testing in a larger Phase III trial.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged ≥18 years, both male and female.
2. Patients scheduled for elective on-pump CABG with at least 3 bypasses, with or without valve replacement.
3. Willing and able to give written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients undergoing non-elective on-pump CABG (i.e., emergency surgery). Emergency surgery is defined as planned surgery within 24 hours of diagnosis.
2. Cardiogenic shock or hemodynamic instability that requires inotropes, vasopressors, or other mechanical devices, such as an intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation (IABP), within 24 hours prior to surgery.
3. Use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), or intra-aortic balloon pump or other cardiac devices, within 7 days prior to surgery.
4. A requirement for any of the following within 7 days prior to surgery: defibrillator or permanent pacemaker, mechanical ventilation, IABP, LVAD, or other forms of mechanical circulatory support.
5. Required cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 14 days prior to cardiac surgery.
6. Known chronic liver disorder with Child-Pugh C classification.
7. Confirmed or treated endocarditis requiring antimicrobial or antiviral treatment within 30 days prior to surgery or other current active infection requiring antimicrobial or antiviral treatment within 14 days prior to surgery.
8. Ongoing sepsis (as defined by SEPSIS-3) within 2 weeks of screening or, in the opinion of the investigator, an untreated clinically significant infection (viral or bacterial) prior to or at Screening and before randomization.
9. Immuno-compromised patients, as self-reported or as observed in medical records, including patients:

   1. with solid organ transplantation.
   2. known to be positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
   3. that use immunosuppressive drugs or have received recent chemotherapy, at the discretion of the Investigator and including patients;

   i. with active malignancy who have undergone chemotherapy within 30 days prior to trial entry.

   ii. receiving chronic corticosteroid treatment equivalent to a prednisone dose of 10 mg or higher per day, within 30 days prior to trial entry, or an equivalent dose of another corticosteroid or any other anti-inflammatory or inflammation-suppressing medications such as interleukin blockers, methotrexate or similar therapies. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are not exclusionary.
10. Patients with hematological disorders (known disorders from myeloid and/or lymphoid origin, leucopenia (both active and in remission)).
11. Known severe renal disease requiring dialysis, or a known estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) prior to admission of \< 20 ml/min/1.73 m2.
12. Previous receipt of EA-230.
13. Known hypersensitivity to the IMP.
14. Use of any investigational drug within 1 month or 5 half-lives of said investigational drug (whichever is longer) prior to IMP administration in this trial. Participation in an observational clinical trial is not exclusionary.
15. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the trial or within 28 days after IMP administration (WOCBP must have a negative pregnancy test prior to entry into the trial).
16. Female patients of childbearing potential who are not willing/able to use adequate contraception and refrain from donating ova from enrolment and up to 28 days after IMP administration (contraceptive requirements are detailed in Annex 5. Contraceptive Guidance).
17. Male patients who are not willing/able to use adequate contraception (if their partners is of childbearing potential) and refrain from donating sperm from enrolment and up to 28 days after IMP administration (contraceptive requirements are detailed in Annex 5. Contraceptive Guidance).
18. Inability to personally provide written informed consent.
19. Known or suspected of not being able to comply with the trial protocol, at the discretion of the Investigator.
20. Any other condition which, in the Investigator's opinion, will interfere with completion of the trial.
21. Being an employee of the Investigator or trial site with direct involvement in the proposed trial or other studies under the direction of that Investigator or trial site or being a family member of an employee of the Investigator with direct involvement in the proposed trial.

Where it's running

  • UZ Gent
    Ghent, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Medisch Spectrum Twente
    Enschede, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • RadboudUMC
    Nijmegen, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • MAYO clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Upmc
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • St Thomas' Hospital
    London, United Kingdom
    Not yet recruiting

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