Status:

RECRUITING

Precision Dosing of Oral Ibuprofen for PDA, A Pilot RCT

Lead Sponsor:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborating Sponsors:

McMaster University

Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization

Conditions:

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Preterm

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 28 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Newborns born early are at risk for a serious health problem called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). PDA is a passageway between heart and lung that can cause life-threatening complications such as ble...

Detailed Description

Study Design Overview: This clinical trial is a single-center, pilot, randomized, controlled, triple-blind study designed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of model-informed precision dos...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Neonates with a gestational age of ≤27+6 weeks
  • Admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH)
  • Diagnosed with PDA in need of treatment based on targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnEcho) performed prior to 27+6 CGA or postnatal age of 3 days, whichever comes later.
  • Obtained parental consent.

Exclusion

  • Major congenital or genetic abnormalities
  • Evidence for clinical or biochemical hepatic or renal failure (AST \> 225 U/L, ALT \> 150 U/L, or serum creatinine \> 130 µmol/L)
  • Sepsis - as defined by confirmed uncontrolled/active sepsis which will preclude any treatment of PDA
  • Contraindications to receive oral ibuprofen:
  • Severe hyperbilirubinemia in need for exchange transfusion
  • Severe feeding intolerance
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
  • Gastrointestinal perforation
  • Active bleeding
  • Severe thrombocytopenia (\< 50× 109/L)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 4 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

26 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07143201

Start Date

July 4 2024

End Date

July 1 2027

Last Update

August 27 2025

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McMaster Children's Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z2