Status:

COMPLETED

Vitamin E for Extremely Preterm Infants

Lead Sponsor:

NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Infant, Newborn

Infant, Small for Gestational Age

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 4 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot trial is to test the safety and efficacy of administering one dose of vitamin E, via a tube into the stomach, to extremely preterm infants (less than 27 weeks gestation and l...

Detailed Description

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) -- bleeding into the brain's ventricular system -- is one of the most common complications of prematurity, affecting an estimated 10-40% of very low birth weight (\<1...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Less than 27 completed weeks gestational age
  • Birth weight less than 1,000 grams
  • Inborn infants

Exclusion

  • Infant's treatment will be limited based on poor prognosis
  • Umbilical cord or blood pH below 7.0
  • Antenatally diagnosed brain abnormality, including hemorrhage
  • Major congenital malformations, including those for which feeding is contraindicated
  • Mother of infant enrolled in a clinical trial of vitamin E supplementation
  • Mother of infant reports self administration of monovitamin supplements of vitamin E during pregnancy or labor
  • Infant has received supplemental vitamin E (except multivitamin additive in parenteral nutrition or through enteral milk or formula feeds)
  • Greater than four hours of age

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

93 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01193270

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

August 1 2011

Last Update

November 11 2015

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

3

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06504

4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303