Status:

RECRUITING

Treatment of Neonatal Encephalopathy With Oral Sildenafil Suspension to Repair Brain Injury Secondary to Birth Asphyxia

Lead Sponsor:

Pia Wintermark

Conditions:

Neonatal Encephalopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 48 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Around the time of birth, some babies experience a condition called asphyxia, which means that their brain and other organs do not receive enough blood and/or oxygen to work properly. This life-threat...

Detailed Description

The investigators will enroll neonates with HIE treated with TH from NICUs in a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female neonates meeting the criteria for induced hypothermia:
  • Gestational age ≥36weeks and birth weight ≥1800g;
  • Evidence of fetal distress, i.e., history of an acute perinatal event, cord pH ≤7.0 or base deficit
  • 16 mEq/L;
  • Evidence of neonatal distress, such as an Apgar score ≤5 at 10 minutes, postnatal blood gas pH obtained within the first hour of life ≤ 7.0 or base deficit ≤ - 16 mEq/L, or a continued need for ventilation initiated at birth and continued for at least 10 minutes;
  • Evidence of moderate to severe neonatal encephalopathy by an abnormal neurological exam and/or an amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG). They will receive whole-body cooling to an esophageal temperature of 33.5°C, initiated within the first 6 hours of life, continued for 72 hours, and then they will be slowly rewarmed using standard protocol.
  • Evidence of brain injury on a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed on day 2 of life.

Exclusion

  • Neonates with complex congenital heart disease
  • Neonates with cerebral malformations
  • Neonates with genetic syndrome
  • Neonates with intraventricular and/or intraparenchymal hemorrhage on MRI performed on day 2 of life
  • Moribund infants not expected to survive

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06098833

Start Date

July 1 2024

End Date

June 1 2028

Last Update

January 14 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 0T3

2

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5