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.
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
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.
- Conditions
- Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
- 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 group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Clinolipid | Experimental | Dosing 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 |
| Intralipid | Active comparator | Dosing 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.
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)
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
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Plasma liver function test
Measured: Up to Day 90
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Plasma liver function test
Measured: Up to Day 90
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Plasma liver function test
Measured: Up to Day 90
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Plasma liver function test
Measured: Up to Day 90
Total Bilirubin
Plasma liver function test
Measured: Up to Day 90
Direct Bilirubin
Plasma liver function test
Measured: Up to Day 90
Stigmasterol Blood Level
Phytosterol species
Measured: Up to Day 90
Campesterol Blood Level
Phytosterol species
Measured: Up to Day 90
Sitosterol Blood Level
Phytosterol species.
Measured: Up to day 90
Cholesterol Blood Level
Measured: Up to Day 90
Squalene Blood Level
Measured: Up to Day 90
Calories Nutritional Intake
Measured: Up to Day 90
Protein Nutritional Intake
Measured: Up to Day 90
Lipid Nutritional Intake
Measured: Up to Day 90
Carbohydrates Nutritional Intake
Measured: Up to Day 90
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
Body Weight
Change in Weight. from baseline (g/kg/day) to EOT for infants < 1 year of Age
Measured: Up to day 90
Body Weight
Change in weight from baseline to end of treatment (EOT) for those > 1 year of age (g/day)
Measured: Upto Day 90
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)
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.
- First posted18 Sep 2020
- Study start22 Jan 2021
- Primary completion16 Oct 2022
- Study completion16 Nov 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Study director, Baxter Healthcare Corporation
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
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- 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
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Dec 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- 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)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04555044
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 6344-001A
- Conditions
- Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
- 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
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 101 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare CorporationIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 22 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 Oct 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 16 Nov 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Sep 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 27 Dec 2023
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Clinolipid | Experimental | Drug: ClinolipidDosing 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. |
| Intralipid | Active comparator | Drug: IntralipidDosing 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. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 0 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- 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;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ClinolipidLipid injectable emulsion, USP 20% | Drug | Clinolipid |
| IntralipidStandard-of-Care Soybean Oil-Based Lipid Emulsion. 20% (lipid injectable emulsion, USP) | Drug | Intralipid |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants to Develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD) Defined by Holman Index > 0.4
Time frame: Up to Day 90
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
21 secondary outcomes
Number of Participants to Develop Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease (PNALD)
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Total Bilirubin
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Direct Bilirubin
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Stigmasterol Blood Level
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Campesterol Blood Level
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Sitosterol Blood Level
Time frame: Up to day 90
Cholesterol Blood Level
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Squalene Blood Level
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Calories Nutritional Intake
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Protein Nutritional Intake
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Lipid Nutritional Intake
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Carbohydrates Nutritional Intake
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Change in Length or Height (and Head Circumference for Infants <1 Year of Age) From Baseline
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Body Weight
Time frame: Up to day 90
Body Weight
Time frame: Upto Day 90
Number of Adverse Events of Special Interest
Time frame: Up to Day 120 (30 Days After Subject's Last Study Treatment if hospital discharge has not occurred)
Number of Participants With Neonatal Morbidities
Time frame: Up to Day 90
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Dec 2023.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40415417Blanco 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.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation study director
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
9 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
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.