Can a single antibody turn down the immune storm in ARDS?
NCT ID NCT06513949
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether an antibody called IC14 can reduce dangerous lung inflammation in people with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a severe condition where the lungs fill with fluid. Hospitalized patients on a ventilator receive either IC14 or a placebo, and researchers measure oxygen levels and markers of inflammation over 28 days. The goal is to see if blocking a protein called CD14 can calm the immune system and improve breathing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a monoclonal antibody called atibuclimab (IC14) that blocks CD14 to reduce inflammation
- What this could lead to
- If effective, IC14 could offer a new way to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome by calming the immune system's overreaction in the lungs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 56 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Blocking CD14 could also impair the body's ability to fight infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients may be included in the study only if they meet all the following criteria: 1. Adult patients (18+) on mechanical ventilations with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by Berlin Criteria (≤48 hours) 1. P:F ratio \< 300 2. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≥5 cm H2O 3. Bilateral opacities on chest x-ray or chest computerized tomography (CT)-- not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules 4. Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload 5. Within 1 week of known clinical insult or new or worsening respiratory symptoms i. Common Risk Factors for ARDS: Pneumonia, aspiration, inhalation injury, pulmonary contusion, pulmonary vasculitis, drowning, non-pulmonary sepsis, major trauma, pancreatitis, severe burns, non-cardiogenic shock, drug overdose, multiple transfusions 2. Patient or Legal authorized representative able to understand and give written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: An individual fulfilling any of the following criteria should be excluded from enrollment in the study: 1. Significant pre-existing organ dysfunction prior to hospitalization 1. Lung: Currently receiving home oxygen therapy as documented in medical record 2. Heart: Pre-existing congestive heart failure defined as an ejection fraction \<20% as documented in the medical record 3. Renal: End-stage renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30 mL/min. 4. Liver: Severe chronic liver disease defined as Child-Pugh Class C or hepatic transaminases \>5 times upper limit of normal 5. Hematologic: Baseline platelet count \<50,000/mm3 2. Presence of co-existing infection, including, but not limited to: 1. HIV infection not virally suppressed and with pre-hospitalization CD4 counts ≤ 500 cell/mm3 2. Active tuberculosis or a history of inadequately treated tuberculosis 3. Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C viral infection 3. Current treatment, or treatment within 30 days or five half-lives (whichever is longer) with etanercept (Enbrel®), infliximab (Remicade®), adalimumab (Humira®), certolizumab (Cimzia®), golimumab (Simponi®), anakinra (Kineret®), rilonacept (Arcalyst®), tocilizumab (Actemra®), sarilumab (Kevzara®), siltuximab (Sylvant®), or other potent immunosuppressant or immunomodulatory drugs or treatments 4. Receiving comfort measures only 5. Requiring \>2 vasopressors 6. Pregnant 7. Prisoners 8. History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to IC14 9. Women who are currently breastfeeding 10. Bronchoscopy safety exclusions 1. P:F \<100 on 100% FiO2 2. Mean pulmonary artery pressure \> 55 mmHg 3. Marked cardiovascular instability (Mean arterial pressure \<55 mmHg with vasopressor support) 4. Intracranial pressure ≥20 mmHg 5. Acute ischemic heart disease (unstable angina or ST-elevation myocardial infarction or Type 1 non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction) 6. Supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 7. Endotracheal tube \<6.5 mm
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Harborview Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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