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Clinical Trials/NCT00336908
NCT00336908CompletedPhase 2

Inflammatory Responses of Intravenous Fish Oil, Soybean Oil and Medium Chain Triglyceride Fat Emulsions in Young Children Before and After Open Heart Surgery

University of Alberta1 site in 1 country32 target enrollmentStarted: November 1, 2005Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
32
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
To determine whether incidence of sepsis and degree of inflammatory response is altered

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a blinded, randomized, controlled prospective trial comparing immune response (sepsis, inflammatory response, pulmonary vasoconstriction) in 2 groups of infants less than 3-month old receiving pre and post cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The infants will receive 1 out of the 2 following intravenous lipid preparations: Soybean Oil (n-6), or a combination of Medium Chain Triglyceride i.e. coconut oil, Long Chain Triglyceride i.e. Soybean Oil, and Fish Oil (MCT:LCT:FO). There will be 16 subjects in each group.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
— to 3 Months (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •36 weeks gestation
  • •3 months corrected age
  • •appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
  • •admitted for surgical correction of congenital heart defects (single ventricle, tetralogy of Fallot, truncus and complex biventricular repairs)
  • •enteral nutrition at 30 kcal/kilogram/day

Exclusion Criteria

  • •5 minute Apgar score of 4
  • •major congenital defect other than heart defect
  • •presence of significant neonatal morbidity (intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) grade 3 or greater, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and surgical abdomen)
  • •any metabolic disorder
  • •any endocrine disorder
  • •medications which alter eicosanoid metabolism including indomethacin, acetylsalicylate (with exception of steroids which will be analyzed independently)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To determine whether incidence of sepsis and degree of inflammatory response is altered

Secondary Outcomes

  • To characterize serum arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid levels, leukotriene B 4/leukotriene B 5 levels and incidence of nosocomial infection
  • To characterize incidental findings as a result of attaining complete fatty acid and cytokine profiles

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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