Status:

COMPLETED

Compassionate Use of Omegaven to Reverse Parenteral Nutrition Induced Cholestasis

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Conditions:

Cholestasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to see if giving Omegaven (an intravenous fat emulsion containing fish oil) instead of the current lipid emulsion, which contains fat derived from soybeans, as pa...

Detailed Description

Enrollment of subjects into this study will occur for up to 4 years. Subjects will receive Omegaven at a dose of up to 1 g/kg body weight/day until they no longer require total parenteral nutrition or...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females ages one month of age to 18 years of age
  • Patients with intestinal failure on TPN
  • Patients who have a conjugated/direct bilirubin of ≥3 mg/dl for more than weeks and in whom other causes of cholestasis have been excluded with reasonable certainty utilizing biochemical, serologic, microbiologic, and radiographic techniques. Liver biopsy is not required to rule out other disorders, but may be utilized at the clinician's discretion
  • Patients in whom reduction of IV soy-based lipid to an average \<1.2g/kg body weight/day has failed to reduce the conjugated/direct bilirubin within ≥ 30 days of implementation
  • Willing to use birth control during study participation for females of child- bearing potential, as determined by investigator.
  • Signed informed consent for use of Omegaven® obtained

Exclusion

  • Any of the contraindications to use of Omegaven®
  • Impaired lipid metabolism (triglycerides \>1000 mg/dL) while on
  • 1g/kg/day or less of Intralipid
  • History of severe hemorrhagic disorders (ie. hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease, etc.)
  • Unstable diabetes mellitus
  • Collapse and shock
  • Stroke/ Embolism
  • Cardiac infarction within the last 3 months
  • Undefined coma status
  • Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) prior to enrollment in the study for females of child-bearing potential
  • Females of child-bearing potential who are unwilling to use birth control during study participation
  • Parental decision to forego the use of Omegaven®
  • Known fish or egg allergy
  • Pregnancy
  • Causes of liver disease other than Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01173159

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2018

Last Update

June 17 2020

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229