Emergency Treatment of Coral Snake Envenomation With Antivenom

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-11-11
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether a new F(ab')2 antivenom will prevent injury and death from the bite of a coral snake.

Funding Source - FDA OOPD.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Arizona
• Treatments: Antivenins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female of any age. Presenting for emergency treatment of coral snake bite.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior use of coral snake antivenom for this envenomation. Allergy to horse serum.