Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the mega randomised registry trial comparing conservative vs. liberal oxygenation targets in adults with sepsis in the intensive care unit (Mega-ROX Sepsis).
Young PJ., Al-Fares A., Aryal D., Arabi YM., Ashraf MS., Bagshaw SM., Beane A., de Oliveira Manoel AL., Dullawe L., Fazla F., Fujii T., Haniffa R., Hodgson CL., Hunt A., Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan BK., Landoni G., Lawrence C., Maia IS., Mackle D., Mazlan MZ., Nichol AD., Olatunji S., Rashan A., Rashan S., Kasza J., Mega-ROX management committee None., Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group None., Critical Care Asia and Africa Network None., Irish Critical Care-Clinical Trials Group None.
BackgroundThe effect of conservative vs. liberal oxygen therapy on 90-day in-hospital mortality in adults with sepsis receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is uncertain.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to summarise the protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Mega-ROX Sepsis trial.Design setting and participantsThe Mega-ROX Sepsis trial is an international randomised clinical trial that will be conducted within an overarching 40,000-patient registry-embedded clinical trial comparing conservative and liberal ICU oxygen therapy regimens. We anticipate that between 10,000 and 13,000 patients with sepsis who are receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU will be enrolled in this trial.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcome is in-hospital all-cause mortality up to 90 days from the date of randomisation. Secondary outcomes include duration of survival, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, and the proportion of patients discharged home.Results and conclusionsMega-ROX Sepsis will compare the effect of conservative vs. liberal oxygen therapy on 90-day in-hospital mortality in adults with sepsis who are receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU. The protocol and a prespecified approach to analyses are reported here to mitigate analysis bias.