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Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)Phase 4NCT04555044

Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion (Part A)

A Phase 4 study testing Clinolipid and Intralipid in people with Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD), run by Baxter Healthcare Corporation at 9 sites in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care (Intralipid) from 7 up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 0 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
What is being tested?
Clinolipid and Intralipid
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
101 participants
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
22 Jan 2021to 16 Nov 2022
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 0 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Patients and/or their legal representative must be able to understand the study and voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF) per 21 CFR Part 50.55(e)
  • Patients and/or their legal representative accept adherence to protocol requirements
  • Patients who are expected to require parenteral nutrition (PN)for at least 7 days
  • Premature infants (born at 24 to <37 weeks of gestation with a birth weight ≥750g) require at least 80% of targeted energy requirements by PN at study entry (up to 1 month CA); full term infants and children require at least 70% of targeted energy requirements by PN at study entry

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are not expected to survive hospitalization or with a severe critical unresponsive illness at time of initiation with foreseeable intercurrent events that could jeopardize the patient's participation in the study, as judged by the Investigator (e.g., unresponsive shock, sepsis, renal failure requiring dialysis, severe unresponsive metabolic acidosis, and/or severe unresponsive metabolic disorders);
  • Patients with a known hypersensitivity to lipid emulsion, egg or soybean proteins, or any of the active substances, excipients, or components of the container or who have a history of an adverse event due to ILE;
  • Patients with liver disease including cholestasis;
  • Patients with severe hyperlipidemia or severe disorders of lipid metabolism characterized by hypertriglyceridemia (triglyceride >400 mg/dL);
  • Patients who are unable to tolerate the necessary laboratory monitoring;
  • Patients who are enrolled in another clinical trial involving an investigational agent;
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  • Patients with a known history of either severe hemorrhagic or severe hemolytic disease as judged by the investigator;
  • Premature infants born <24 weeks of gestation and patients ≥18 years;
  • Premature infants with a birth weight <750 g;
  • Patient requires or is expected to require propofol for sedation;
  • Patient has received a diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) (diagnosis <2 months prior and/or symptoms have not resolved.
  • Newborn patient born to a mother who was diagnosed as COVID-19 positive at delivery or within 2 months prior to delivery
  • Female patients who are pregnant. Note: All female patients ≥12 years of age must have a negative urine human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test at screening. For female patients <12 years of age, a urine hCG test at screening will be performed at the discretion of the investigator based on childbearing potential.

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 09111

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38163

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Orlando, Florida, 32803

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    Provo, Utah, 84604

  • Baxter Investigational Site

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency in Pediatric Patients, Including Neonates, Receiving Either Clinolipid (Lipid Injectable Emulsion, USP) 20% or Standard-of-Care Soybean Oil-Based Lipid Emulsion (Part A)

This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care (Intralipid) from 7 up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD). Additionally, this study design will evaluate the safety and efficacy of using Clinolipid or Intralipid in a pediatric population.

Being tested
Clinolipid, Intralipid
Keywords
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), Parenteral Nutrition, Clinolipid/Clinoleic, Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis (PNAC), Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD), Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease (IFALD), Phytosterols, Intralipid, Infants/Preterm Infants, FADS1 and FADS2, Short Bowel Syndrome, Cancer Nutrition, Olive Oil Emulsion, Soybean Oil Emulsion
Medical subject headings
Hyperphagia, Pena Shokeir syndrome, type 1, Short Bowel Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • ClinolipidDrug

    Lipid injectable emulsion, USP 20%

  • IntralipidDrug

    Standard-of-Care Soybean Oil-Based Lipid Emulsion. 20% (lipid injectable emulsion, USP)

Study groups in NCT04555044
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ClinolipidExperimentalDosing based on American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Academy Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/ European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN)/ European Society of Paediatric Research (ESPR)/ Chinese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (CSPEN) guidelines. Study treatment will be administered intravenously in the hospital setting from 7 up to 90 days using either a syringe pump or an infusion pump as appropriate for the daily volume of infusate. The flow rate will be prescribed by the Investigator to provide the daily dosage over 20 to 24 hours.
Receives: Drug: Clinolipid
IntralipidActive comparatorDosing based on AAP, ASPEN, ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guidelines. Study treatment will be administered intravenously in the hospital setting from 7 up to 90 days using either a syringe pump or an infusion pump as appropriate for the daily volume of infusate. The flow rate will be prescribed by the Investigator to provide the daily dosage over 20 to 24 hours.
Receives: Drug: Intralipid

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants to Develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD) Defined by Holman Index > 0.4

    Holman Index is the plasma Triene:Tetraene ratio, specifically 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid [mead acid] to 5,8,11,14 eicosatetraenoic acid [arachidonic acid, [ARA] ratio

    Measured: Up to Day 90

Secondary outcomes (21)
  1. Number of Participants to Develop Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease (PNALD)

    Defined by direct bilirubin ≥2 mg/dL in patients receiving with intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE).

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  2. Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)

    Plasma liver function test

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  3. Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

    Plasma liver function test

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  4. Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)

    Plasma liver function test

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  5. Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)

    Plasma liver function test

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  6. Total Bilirubin

    Plasma liver function test

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  7. Direct Bilirubin

    Plasma liver function test

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  8. Stigmasterol Blood Level

    Phytosterol species

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  9. Campesterol Blood Level

    Phytosterol species

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  10. Sitosterol Blood Level

    Phytosterol species.

    Measured: Up to day 90

  11. Cholesterol Blood Level

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  12. Squalene Blood Level

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  13. Calories Nutritional Intake

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  14. Protein Nutritional Intake

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  15. Lipid Nutritional Intake

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  16. Carbohydrates Nutritional Intake

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  17. Change in Length or Height (and Head Circumference for Infants <1 Year of Age) From Baseline

    Change in length/height from baseline (mm/week in all) = [Length (mm) on Day X - Length (mm) at baseline] / [X/7] Change in head circumference from baseline (mm/week in infants <1 year) = [Head circumference (mm) on Day X - Head circumference (mm) at baseline] / [X/7]

    Measured: Up to Day 90

  18. Body Weight

    Change in Weight. from baseline (g/kg/day) to EOT for infants < 1 year of Age

    Measured: Up to day 90

  19. Body Weight

    Change in weight from baseline to end of treatment (EOT) for those > 1 year of age (g/day)

    Measured: Upto Day 90

  20. Number of Adverse Events of Special Interest

    Measured: Up to Day 120 (30 Days After Subject's Last Study Treatment if hospital discharge has not occurred)

  21. Number of Participants With Neonatal Morbidities

    Neonatal Morbidities are presented for premature infants born < 37 weeks of gestation up to 1 month corrected age. Patients may have more than 1 neonatal morbidity.

    Measured: Up to Day 90

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Sep 2020
  2. Study start22 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion16 Oct 2022
  4. Study completion16 Nov 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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
101 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04555044
Sponsor's protocol ID
6344-001A
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
8 Sep 2020
Last updated
27 Dec 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Blanco C, Chang W, Bhatt AJ, Gerday E, Talati AJ, Dereddy N, Singh R, Ryan E, Senterre T. Essential fatty acid deficiency, olive oil-based intravenous lipid emulsion, and genetic polymorphisms: A pediatric randomized controlled trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Aug;81(2):314-323. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.70072. Epub 2025 May 25.

    PubMed 40415417

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Clinolipid and Intralipid in people with Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD), run by Baxter Healthcare Corporation at 9 sites in United States.

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 4 inclusion and 13 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 27 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in United States. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 27 Dec 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Participants to Develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD) Defined by Holman Index > 0.4 (time frame: Up to Day 90). 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 NCT04555044, 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 27 Dec 2023.

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