Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of Topiramate in Neonates With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated With Hypothermia

Lead Sponsor:

Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

Collaborating Sponsors:

Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana

Conditions:

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

36+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of topiramate to newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy potentiates the neuroprotective effect of treatment with hypothermia...

Detailed Description

Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, due to perinatal asphyxia, is one of the leading causes of cerebral palsy, whose incidence, despite improvements in perinatal practice and neonatal care, has ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Gestational age \> 36 weeks and birth weigh \> 1800 g with at least 1 of the following: a) Apgar score \< 5 at 10 minutes; b) persisting need for resuscitation, including endotracheal intubation or mask ventilation 10 minutes after birth; c) acidosis (pH \<7.0, base deficit \>-16 mmol/L in umbilical cord blood or arterial, venous or capillary blood) within 60 minutes from birth;
  • moderate to severe encephalopathy, consisting of altered state of consciousness (irritability, lethargy, stupor, or coma) and \> 1 of the following sings: a) hypotonia, b) abnormal reflexes, including oculomotor or pupil abnormalities, c) absent or weak suck, d) clinical seizures.
  • abnormal aEEG

Exclusion

  • congenital abnormalities, congenital viral infections or evidence encephalopathy other than HIE.
  • \-

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01241019

Start Date

February 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

December 13 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Meyer

Florence, Italy, I-50139

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana

Pisa, Italy, I-56100