Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study of Alacramyn® vs. Placebo in Pediatric Patients With Systemic Signs of Scorpion Sting Envenomation
Brief Summary:
There is no FDA approved therapy for the treatment of scorpion envenomation, Centruroides scorpion envenomation produces a pattern of neurotoxicity with a spectrum of severity ranging from trivial to life threatening. Patients stung by Centruroides scorpions develop a clinical syndrome which may require sedation with benzodiazepines and observation for 6 to 28 hours of intensive care monitoring. A safe therapy is necessary to halt the progression of symptoms early in the clinical course while avoiding the clinical deterioration that can occur en route to a tertiary facility. Alacramyn® is anticipated to be safer and more effective than the present standard of care, midazolam, and faster-acting such that the need for transport of most rural patients will be eliminated and will reduce hospitalization time.
The working hypotheses are as follows: