Clinical Trial to Evaluate Two Guidelines for the Administration of Ibuprofen in the Treatment of Persistent Ductus Arteriosus Eco-guided: Impact in the Intestinal Prognosis

Overview

Persistent ductus arteriosus (DA) is a common entity in the premature newborn and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. There is still controversy about which is the best treatment for its closure. Children with AD who receive pharmacological treatment present more frequently than other premature children, necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation. At the present time, the conventional treatment of DA consists in the administration of intravenous ibuprofen, slow bolus in 3 daily doses 10-5-5 mg / kg / day. Recently, it has been observed that treatment with ibuprofen in continuous iv infusion for 3 days seems to be more effective in closing DA than conventional treatment for 3 days with the same dose but in slow iv bolus. This experimental treatment reduced the incidence of associated necrotizing enterocolitis. Our group demonstrated in a previous pilot trial that the guided treatment with echocardiography (EchoG) of DA with ibuprofen compared with conventional treatment, allows to reduce the number of doses to the patient. The EchoG treatment thus presents a potential reduction of side effects associated with medication, this resulted in a tendency to have a lower incidence of necrotising enterocolitis in the experimental group. This multicenter clinical trial aims to test the hypothesis that the combination of 2 experimental treatments, the use of ibuprofen in continuous perfusion and EchoG, reduces the incidence of digestive side effects (necrotising enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation) compared to the treatment also guided by echocardiography but slow bolus iv.

Full Title of Study: “Phase III Clinical Trial, Randomized, Multicentre, Double Blind to Evaluate Two Guidelines for the Administration of Ibuprofen in the Treatment of Persistent Ductus Arteriosus Eco-guided: Impact in the Intestinal Prognosis”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: January 30, 2020

Interventions

  • Drug: Ibuprofen in continuous (24 hours) iv infusion and EchoG
    • The first dose of ibuprofen will be 10 mg / kg to be administered as a continuous infusion for 24 hours. An echocardiogram will be performed before each of the following 2 doses of 5 mg / Kg and will only be administered if it meets echocardiographic criteria that indicate open DA (observation of ductus permeability with color Doppler regardless of its size). Each dose will be administered as a 24-hour continuous infusion.
  • Drug: IV bolus Ibuprofen slow (15 minutes) and EchoG
    • The first dose of ibuprofen of 10 mg / Kg to be administered in slow iv bolus (15 minutes). Before each of the following 2 doses of 5 mg / Kg, echocardiography will be performed and will only be administered if it meets the echocardiographic criteria indicated by open DA (observation of ductus permeability in color Doppler regardless of its size). Each dose will be administered in iv boluses in 15 minutes

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Ibuprofen in continuous (24 hours) iv infusion and EchoG
    • The first dose of ibuprofen will be 10 mg / kg to be administered as a continuous infusion for 24 hours. An echocardiogram will be performed before each of the following 2 doses of 5 mg / Kg and will only be administered if it meets echocardiographic criteria that indicate open DA (observation of ductus permeability with color Doppler regardless of its size). Each dose will be administered as a 24-hour continuous infusion.
  • Experimental: IV bolus Ibuprofen slow (15 minutes) and EchoG
    • The first dose of ibuprofen of 10 mg / Kg to be administered in slow iv bolus (15 minutes). Before each of the following 2 doses of 5 mg / Kg, echocardiography will be performed and will only be administered if it meets the echocardiographic criteria indicated by open DA (observation of ductus permeability in color Doppler regardless of its size). Each dose will be administered in iv boluses in 15 minutes

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Change the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation in preterm infants receiving treatment for closure of AD with ibuprofen in continuous IV perfusion and EchoG vs iv and EchoG boluses
    • Time Frame: 40 weeks
    • Change the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation in preterm infants receiving treatment for closure of AD with ibuprofen in continuous IV perfusion and EchoG vs iv and EchoG boluses

Secondary Measures

  • To Identify genetic polymorphisms asociated to refractory medical treatment of AD and in those most vulnerable to presenting necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation.
    • Time Frame: Day 0(Visit 1)
    • Identify genetic polymorphisms in patients refractory to medical treatment of AD and in those most vulnerable to presenting necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Preterm infants with less 33 weeks of gestational age – DA ≥ 1.5 mm with decision to start pharmacological treatment – Informed consent signed by the legal representative Exclusion Criteria:

  • Consent denied – Presence of serious congenital alterations – Congenital heart disease – Contraindication for the administration of IB: oligoanuria (diuresis <1cc / kg / h), bleeding severe recent intraventricular (HIV grade III or extensive periventricular hemorrhagic infarction), serum creatinine> 1.5 mg / dl or clinical suspicion of intestinal ischemia.

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 0 Minutes

Maximum Age: 33 Weeks

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor

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