Status:

COMPLETED

Safety Study of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Post-Portoenterostomy in Infants With Biliary Atresia

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Biliary Atresia

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The Children Liver Disease Research and Education Network (ChiLDREN) is conducting a clinical trial to determine the feasibility, acceptability, tolerability and safety profile of IVIG treatment admin...

Detailed Description

In this multicenter prospective phase 1/2A open label trial, the feasibility, tolerability and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy following hepatic portoenterostomy (HPE) will be asse...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infant under 120 days old with established diagnosis of BA. Subjects in this trial must start treatment within 3-5 days of the Kasai procedure and be part of a prospective study of the natural history of biliary atresia also being conducted by ChiLDREN (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00061828?order=3).
  • Standard HPE operation has been performed for BA within the previous 3 days
  • Post-conception age ≥ 36 weeks at time of enrollment
  • Weight at enrolment ≥ 2000 gm
  • Written informed consent to participate in the study obtained within 3 days of completion of HPE.

Exclusion

  • Laparoscopic HPE or "gall bladder Kasai" (cholecysto-portostomy) surgery was performed
  • Biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome (presence of asplenia, polysplenia or double spleen)
  • History of a hypercoagulable disorder
  • Renal Disease defined as serum creatinine \> 1.0 mg/dl prior to enrollment or presence of complex renal anomalies found on imaging
  • Evidence of congestive heart failure or fluid overload
  • Presence of significant systemic hypertension for age (defined as persistent systolic blood pressure ≥112 mmHg measured on at least 3 occasions following HPE)
  • Infants whose mother is known to have human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Infants whose mother is known to be serum HBsAg or hepatitis C virus antibody positive
  • Previous treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy or corticosteroid therapy
  • Previous treatment with any other investigational agent
  • History of allergic reaction to any human blood product infusion
  • Infants with other severe concurrent illnesses, such as neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, endocrine, and renal disorders, that would interfere with the conduct and results of the study
  • Any other clinical condition that is a contraindication to the use of IVIG

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01854827

Start Date

October 1 2013

End Date

July 1 2016

Last Update

October 1 2019

Active Locations (7)

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1

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

2

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

3

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

4

Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229