Status:

WITHDRAWN

Aberrations in Carnitine Homeostasis in Congenital Heart Disease With Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular

Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-12 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Infants with congenital heart disease and increased pulmonary blood flow have altered carnitine homeostasis that is associated with clinical outcomes; and L-carnitine treatment will attenuate these al...

Detailed Description

AIM: To pilot a trial assessing the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of perioperative IV L-carnitine administration in these patients. To this end, a pilot clinical trial is proposed. Infants with VSD...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • have unrestrictive VSD, AVSD
  • are undergoing complete repair
  • are between 2-12 months of age
  • are corrected gestational age ≥34 weeks
  • will have an indwelling arterial or venous line
  • have not had enteral or parenteral nutrition for at least 6 hrs

Exclusion

  • have body weight \< 2.0 kg
  • pulmonary artery or vein abnormalities not being addressed surgically
  • suspected or proven in-born error of metabolism
  • have other major congenital abnormalities that affect the cardiopulmonary system
  • are taking carnitine supplementation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01825369

Start Date

December 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2020

Last Update

May 6 2020

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University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0106