Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of Hypothermia to Treat Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Lead Sponsor:

Fudan University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Qingdao Children's Hospital

Guangxi Maternity and Infant health Hospital

Conditions:

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 6 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of selective head cooling (SHC) in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).

Detailed Description

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains a major cause of neonatal death and long term disabilities. Data from animal studies have shown protective effects of mild hypothermia to both the mature ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age up to 6 hours
  • Gestational age ≥ 36 weeks and birth weight ≥ 2500 g
  • Apgar score ≤ 3 at 1 minute and ≤ 5 at 5 minutes, and/or cord blood gas pH \< 7.0 or base deficit ≤ 16 mmol/L, and/or need for resuscitation or ventilation at 5 minutes of age
  • Clinical signs of encephalopathy (seizures, coma, abnormal muscle tone and irregular breathing, etc)

Exclusion

  • Major congenital abnormalities
  • Infection
  • Other etiology of induced brain injury
  • Severe anemia (Hb \< 120 g/L)
  • Eligible infants assessed for the severity of HIE according to criteria of the Neonatal Association of Chinese Academy of Pediatrics 25 modified from Sarnat and Sarnat 26 in 1986

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

256 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00890409

Start Date

May 1 2002

End Date

August 1 2005

Last Update

May 28 2009

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Children's Hospital, Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 201102