← Trials/Trial dossier/NCT01573806

PEPS

WithdrawnPhase 1, PHASE2

Pharmacology of Exenatide in Pediatric Sepsis

Phase 1-2 Study of the Pharmacology of Exenatide in Pediatric Sepsis

Asset

Exenatide

Subcutaneous · GLP-1 agonist

Listed sites

1

Recruiting sites

Enrollment

actual

Study population

Key I/E criterion

Primary endpoints

Treatment-emergent AEs (any)Exenatide pharmacokinetics

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

NCT IDNCT01573806
Org study IDPEPS-SCH-001

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2012-04-10estimated
Last update posted2017-10-05actual
Study start2012-10 (month precision)
Primary completion2014-10estimated (month precision)
Study completion2014-10estimated (month precision)

Assets

Investigational agents

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age1 Month
Maximum age18 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Inclusion criteria

Age 44 weeks estimated gestational age to 18 years AND
Admitted to the PICU for the sepsis event AND
Vascular catheter capable of providing serial blood samples in place AND
Diagnosis of septic shock = sepsis with cardiovascular organ dysfunction AND
Parents speak English or Spanish

Exclusion criteria

Greater than 12 hours from admission to PICU to enrollment OR
Chronic or acute dialytic therapy, history of renal impairment or renal transplantation OR
History of pancreatitis OR
History of hypersensitivity to Byetta OR
History of severe gastrointestinal disease or gastroparesis OR
History of diabetes mellitus, type I or type II OR
History of insulin, sulfonyl urea drugs, or coumarin use OR
History of hypoglycemia OR
History of active pregnancy (effect of exenatide on the fetus is unknown) OR
Inability to collect serial blood samples OR
Previously enrolled in the PEPS study OR
Lack of commitment to aggressive sepsis therapy OR
Expectation to succumb from the sepsis event OR
Patient is a foster child and/or ward of the state OR
Sepsis event associated with a PICU-acquired nosocomial infection OR
Patient is enrolled in another interventional investigation that might obscure the potential effects of exenatide dosing.

Endpoints (10)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Coverage by outcome category

Other clinical outcomes
4
Safety / tolerability / PK
2
Glycemic / diabetes
1
Renal / kidney
1
Patient-reported / QoL
1
Other (unclassified)
1

Glycemic / diabetes

1 endpoint
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Exenatide pharmacodynamics: Effect of exenatide on glucose homeostasis

Time frame:60 hours following first exenatide dose

descriptive

Renal / kidney

1 endpoint
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Exenatide clinical efficacy: Effect of exenatide on intensity and duration of renal failure

Time frame:From PICU admission to PICU discharge, an average interval of 7.5 days

descriptive, improvement

Patient-reported / QoL

1 endpoint
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Exenatide clinical efficacy: Effect of exenatide on magnitude of sepsis-associated change in health-related quality of life

Time frame:2 measurements: baseline and PICU discharge, the latter occuring on average at 7.5 days

change from baseline, improvement

Safety / tolerability / PK

2 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint

Exenatide associated adverse event occurence

Time frame:From PICU admission to PICU discharge, an average interval of 7.5 days

Treatment-emergent AEs (any)

event count, event

Primary/protocol endpoint

Exenatide pharmacokinetics: Area under the exenatide concentration curve for 4 subcutaneous exenatide injections administered every 12 hours.

Time frame:48 hours following the first exenatide dose

AUC₀–∞

concentration, descriptive

Other clinical outcomes

4 endpoints
Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Exenatide clinical efficacy: Effect of exenatide on intensity and duration of organ dysfunctions.

Time frame:From PICU admission to PICU discharge, an average interval of 7.5 days

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Exenatide clinical efficacy: Effect of exenatide on intensity and duration of hemodynamic instability.

Time frame:From onset to discontinuation of vasoactive-inotropic support, an average interval of 4 days

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Exenatide clinical efficacy: Effect of exenatide on intensity and duration of pulmonary failure.

Time frame:From onset to discontinuation of mechanical ventilator support, an average interval of 4.5 days

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Exenatide clinical efficacy: Effect of exenatide on magnitude of sepsis-associated change in functional status.

Time frame:2 measurements: baseline and PICU discharge, the latter occuring on average at 7.5 days

change from baseline, improvement

Other (unclassified)

1 endpoint
Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Exenatide pharmacodynamics: Effect of exenatide on serum inflammatory cytokine concentrations.

Time frame:60 hours following first exenatide dose

descriptive

Publications (4)

Bibliography

Records linked to this trial through ClinicalTrials.gov references, PubMed NCT search, and curated study seeds. 'Canonical' marks design/result papers; others are registry references or candidates.

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 1, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa endpoint taxonomy v2 (May 13, 2026)
Results tableno registry results posted yet

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.