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Preterm InfantCOSGODNCT03166722

Cerebral Regional Tissue Oxygen Saturation to Guide Oxygen Delivery in Preterm Neonates During Immediate Transition

A study testing Study group in people with Preterm Infant and Brain Injuries, run by Medical University of Graz at 12 sites in 7 countries.

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

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Trial summary

The aim of the COSGOD Phase III trial is to examine, if it is possible to increase survival without cerebral injury in preterm neonates <32 weeks of gestation by monitoring the cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in addition to routine monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation and heart rate and specified clinical… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 minute to 15 minutes
Conditions the study is for
Preterm Infant, Brain Injuries, Birth Hypoxia
What is being tested?
Study group
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
655 participants
Where
12 sitesin 7 countries
Study dates
20 Sep 2017to 10 Feb 2022
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 1 minute to 15 minutes
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Preterm neonates less than completed 32 weeks,
  • Decision to conduct full life support,
  • Written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • No decision to conduct full life support,
  • No written informed consent,
  • Congenital malformation.

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 7 countries.

12 sites in 7 countries

Austria3 sites
  • Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz

    Graz, Styria, 8036

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    Innsbruck

  • Medical University Vienna

    Vienna

Other trials in Austria

Germany2 sites
  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau

  • Centre for Pediatric Clinical Studies

    Tübingen

Other trials in Germany

Italy2 sites
  • Ospedale dei Bambini "V.Buzzi" Milano

    Milan

  • Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

    Trieste

Other trials in Italy

Poland2 sites
  • Poznan University of Medical Sciences

    Poznan

  • Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego

    Poznan

Other trials in Poland

Canada1 site
  • Royal Alexandra Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3V9

Other trials in Canada

Ireland1 site
  • University College Cork

    Cork

Other trials in Ireland

Slovenia1 site
  • University Medical Centre Ljubljana

    Ljubljana

Other trials in Slovenia

About this study

Official title: Cerebral Regional Tissue Oxygen Saturation to Guide Oxygen Delivery in Preterm Neonates During Immediate Transition After Birth: An Investigator-initiated Randomised Multi-centre Multinational Clinical Trial

The aim of the COSGOD Phase III trial is to examine, if it is possible to increase survival without cerebral injury in preterm neonates <32 weeks of gestation by monitoring the cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in addition to routine monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation and heart rate and specified clinical treatment guidelines during immediate transition period after birth (the first 15 minutes).

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Background

The transition to life after birth is a complex physiological process where the neonate has to establish sufficient ventilation and changes from intra-uterine circulation to extra-uterine circulation take place. During these processes the neonate has to provide the brain with adequate perfusion and oxygen delivery to maintain normal cerebral tissue oxygenation and activity. If hypoxia and bradycardia both common events during immediate transition in preterm neonates occur, cerebral hypoxia-ischaemia may cause perinatal brain injury that is the major causes of mortality and long term neurodevelopmental impairment.

Objectives

The primary objective of the COSGOD Phase III trial is to examine, if it is possible to increase survival without cerebral injury in preterm neonates <32 weeks of gestation by monitoring the cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in addition to routine monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate (HR) and specified clinical treatment guidelines during immediate transition period after birth (the first 15 minutes).

Hypothesis

The investigators hypothesise that using cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in addition to SpO2 and HR monitoring and specified treatment guidelines during immediate transition and resuscitation would increase survival without cerebral injury in preterm neonates.

Trial design

An investigator-initiated randomised, multi-centre, multinational, phase III clinical trial involving preterm infants from European countries and North America.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria are: neonates born more than 8 weeks preterm (gestational age up to 31 weeks and 6 days); decision to conduct full life support; parental informed consent; and cerebral NIRS oximeter placed within three minutes after birth.

Sample size

According to actual data of two European centres (Graz and Rotterdam) and one Canadian centre (Edmonton) the percentage of neonates not affected by mortality and cerebral injury is 65%. Assuming an increase of not affected neonates from 65% to 75% and a dropout rate of 10% a total of 724 neonates are required to detect this difference with a two group χ² test (alpha: 0.05, power: 80%).

Intervention

The premature infants will be randomised into experimental or control group. Both groups will have a near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) device (left frontal), pulse-oximeter (right wrist) and electrocardiogram placed within three minutes after birth. In the study group, the cerebral tissue saturation, SpO2 and HR readings are visible, and the infant will be treated accordingly using a defined treatment guideline. In the control group, only SpO2 and HR will be visible, and the infant will be treated according routine treatment.

Duration of intervention Monitoring will be started within 3 minutes after birth and the intervention will last during immediate transition period and resuscitation up to 15 minutes after birth.

Follow up

Thereafter, each neonate will be followed up for primary outcome to term date or discharge.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome is mortality and/or cerebral injury defined as any intraventricular bleeding and/or cystic periventricular leucomalacia.

The secondary outcomes are neonatal morbidities.

Being tested
Control group, Study group
Medical subject headings
Premature Birth, Brain Injuries

What participants receive

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

  • Control groupOther

    SpO2 and HR monitoring and routine treatment during immediate transition

  • Study groupDevice

    Cerebral NIRS measurement with INVOS 5100 during immediate transition in addition to SpO2 and HR monitoring

Study groups in NCT03166722
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Study group: Invos 5100ExperimentalSupplemental oxygen support and respiratory/circulatory support is guided by cerebral regional tissue oxygenation (crSO2) measured with near-infrared spectroscopy ("INVOS 5100" ), in addition to the SpO2/HR (oxygen saturation/heart rate) monitoring according to routine.
Receives: Device: Study group
Control group: Routine careActive comparatorSupplemental oxygen support and respiratory/circulatory support is guided by SpO2/HR monitoring according to routine - The resuscitation team is blinded to the crSO2 monitoring.
Receives: Other: Control group

What is being measured

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

  1. Mortality and/or occurrence of cerebral injury

    Number of patients, who die or have intraventricular hemorrhage or have periventricular leucomalacia

    Measured: up to 19 weeks after birth

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Frequency of neonatal morbidities

    Number of patients, who have infection and/or sepsis and/or necrotizing enterocolitis bronchoplumonary dysplasia, retinopathia prematurorumand/or bronchoplumonary dysplasia and /or retinopathia prematurorum

    Measured: up to 19 weeks after birth

  2. Sex

    Number of male and female patients, who die or have intraventricular hemorrhage or have periventricular leucomalacia

    Measured: up to 19 weeks after birth

  3. Gestational age

    Number of patients with less than 28 weeks of gestation and more than or equal 28 weeks of gestation, who die or have intraventricular hemorrhage or have periventricular leucomalacia

    Measured: up to 19 weeks after birth

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 May 2017
  2. Study start20 Sep 2017
  3. Primary completion31 Jan 2022
  4. Study completion10 Feb 2022

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
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
investigator-initiated randomised multi-centre multinational clinical trial
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
655 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03166722
Sponsor's protocol ID
COSGOD Phase III
Acronym
COSGOD
Status last verified
Feb 2022
First submitted
3 May 2017
Last updated
11 Feb 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: The demographic data and data of primary and secondary outcome will be stored at and available form the Institut for Medical Informatics, Statistics und Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Austria

Publications

  • Perme T, Kornhauser Cerar L, Schwaberger B, Urlesberger B, Wolfsberger CH, Baik N, Goeral K, Hammerl M, Dempsey EM, Springer L, Lista G, Szczapa T, Fuchs H, Karpinski L, Bua J, Avian A, Law BHY, Buchmayer J, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Schwarz CE, Gruendler K, Stucchi I, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Schmolzer GM, Pichler G; COSGOD III study group. Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping on cerebral regional tissue oxygenation: a secondary analysis of the COSGOD III trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025 Oct 17;110(6):610-615. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327946.

    PubMed 40306760
  • Wolfsberger CH, Schwaberger B, Urlesberger B, Avian A, Goeral K, Hammerl M, Perme T, Dempsey EM, Springer L, Lista G, Szczapa T, Fuchs H, Karpinski L, Bua J, Law B, Buchmayer J, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Kornhauser-Cerar L, Schwarz CE, Grundler K, Stucchi I, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Schmolzer GM, Pichler G; COSGOD III study group. Reference Ranges for Arterial Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate, and Cerebral Oxygen Saturation during Immediate Postnatal Transition in Neonates Born Extremely or Very Preterm. J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;273:114132. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114132. Epub 2024 May 31.

    PubMed 38823628
  • Pichler G, Goeral K, Hammerl M, Perme T, Dempsey EM, Springer L, Lista G, Szczapa T, Fuchs H, Karpinski L, Bua J, Avian A, Law B, Urlesberger B, Buchmayer J, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Kornhauser-Cerar L, Schwarz CE, Grundler K, Stucchi I, Schwaberger B, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Schmolzer GM; COSGOD III study group. Cerebral regional tissue Oxygen Saturation to Guide Oxygen Delivery in preterm neonates during immediate transition after birth (COSGOD III): multicentre randomised phase 3 clinical trial. BMJ. 2023 Jan 24;380:e072313. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072313.

    PubMed 36693654
  • Pichler G, Baumgartner S, Biermayr M, Dempsey E, Fuchs H, Goos TG, Lista G, Lorenz L, Karpinski L, Mitra S, Kornhauser-Cerar L, Avian A, Urlesberger B, Schmolzer GM. Cerebral regional tissue Oxygen Saturation to Guide Oxygen Delivery in preterm neonates during immediate transition after birth (COSGOD III): an investigator-initiated, randomized, multi-center, multi-national, clinical trial on additional cerebral tissue oxygen saturation monitoring combined with defined treatment guidelines versus standard monitoring and treatment as usual in premature infants during immediate transition: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2019 Mar 20;20(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3258-y.

    PubMed 30894226

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Study group in people with Preterm Infant and Brain Injuries, run by Medical University of Graz at 12 sites in 7 countries.

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 3 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 11 Feb 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Canada and 2 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

Mortality and/or occurrence of cerebral injury (time frame: up to 19 weeks after birth). 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 NCT03166722, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 11 Feb 2022.

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