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Respiratory Distress SyndromeNCT00208039

Pilot Trial of Surfactant Booster Prophylaxis For Ventilated Preterm Neonates

A study testing Infasurf in people with Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A research study that will evaluate if giving surfactant medication to premature babies weighing < 1250 gm at birth during the second and third weeks of life will help their lungs. We are enrolling those premature babies who continue to require the breathing tube and the mechanical ventilator at days 7-10 of life. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 10 days
What is being tested?
Infasurf
How many people
89 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2004to Nov 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 10 days
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Less than or equal to1250 gm birthweight
  • Day 7-10 of life
  • Intubated and mechanically ventilated at day 7-10 of life

Who cannot join

  • Infants intubated solely for apnea
  • Serious congenital malformations
  • Life expectancy < 7 days from enrollment
  • Pulmonary hemorrhage at time of enrollment
  • Active air leak syndrome at time of enrollment
  • Bilateral grade IV intracranial hemorrhage
  • Postnatal systemic steroid therapy for lung disease
  • Note: Prior surfactant therapy at birth is neither an inclusion nor exclusion criterion.

About this study

Official title: Pilot Trial of Surfactant Booster Prophylaxis For Ventilated Preterm Neonates Less Than or Equal to 1250 gm Birthweight Ver 4.0

A research study that will evaluate if giving surfactant medication to premature babies weighing < 1250 gm at birth during the second and third weeks of life will help their lungs. We are enrolling those premature babies who continue to require the breathing tube and the mechanical ventilator at days 7-10 of life.

Read the detailed description

Pulmonary surfactant is required for normal lung function. Data from a previous study suggest that as many as 75% of chronically ventilated extremely low birthweight premature infants have at least one episode of surfactant dysfunction beyond the first week of life, as measured in vitro, associated with a low surfactant protein B content. Furthermore, episodes of surfactant dysfunction are significantly associated with clinically significant respiratory decompensations. We hypothesize that booster doses of surfactant given during the second and third week of life to extremely low birth weight premature infants requiring persistent intubation and mechanical ventilation will improve their respiratory status during the first 28 days of life. We propose to enroll premature infants < 1250 gm birthweight, between days 7 and 10 of life who are intubated, and mechanically ventilated. Infants requiring persistent intubation and mechanical ventilation for respiratory support at 7-10 days of life will receive a total of 3 doses of Infasurf surfactant, 3 days apart, at the standard dose of 3 ml/kg. Primary outcome is the change in area under the respiratory severity score curve between days 7 and 28 of life. Total sample size is 88 infants, study duration is 36 months, and recruitment of study patients will occur at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia PA, Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo, St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis MO, Mercy Children's Hospital in Kansas City, Oakland Children's and Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley, CA and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY.

Being tested
Infasurf
Keywords
Prematurity, Lung Disease, Hyaline Membrane, Surfactant
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Birth, Lung Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • InfasurfDrug

    Also called Infasurf (calfactant, manufactured for INOTherapeutics, Clinton NJ by ONY Inc., Amherst, NY)

    Infasurf 3 cc/kg instilled via endotracheal tube, repeated 3 and 7 days later if infant stable and continues to meet criteria

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Surfactant therapy will decrease the mean area under the curve(of the plots of daily respiratory severity scores between days 7 and 28 of life), by 33% from historic controls.

    Measured: 28 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2004
  3. Study completionNov 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
89 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00208039
Sponsor's protocol ID
2004-9-3983
Status last verified
Nov 2007
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
22 Nov 2007
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Merrill JD, Ballard RA, Cnaan A, Hibbs AM, Godinez RI, Godinez MH, Truog WE, Ballard PL. Dysfunction of pulmonary surfactant in chronically ventilated premature infants. Pediatr Res. 2004 Dec;56(6):918-26. doi: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000145565.45490.D9. Epub 2004 Oct 20.

    PubMed 15496605

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Infasurf in people with Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Nov 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Surfactant therapy will decrease the mean area under the curve(of the plots of daily respiratory severity scores between days 7 and 28 of life), by 33% from historic controls. (time frame: 28 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00208039, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Nov 2007.

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