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Nebulized Furosemide in Premature Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - A Cross Over Pilot Study of Its Efficacy and Safety

Early Phase 1
Withdrawn
Conditions
Premature Infant
Premature Birth
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03946891
Lead Sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Brief Summary

This is a prospective,randomized, cross over study comparing the efficacy and safety of nebulizedfurosemide with Intra Venous (IV)furosemide in preterm infants who areventilator-and oxygen dependent. Reviewing the patient census on Neo data by the Sub Investigator will identify the potential subjects. Subject will be randomized to either A arm or B arm. Subjects in the A arm will receive 1 mg/kg of inhaled furosemideQ 24 hours for 3 days. This will be followed by a washout period of a day followed by 1mg/kg of intravenous furosemide Q 24 hours for 3 days. Subjects in the B arm will receive 1 mg/kg of intravenous furosemide Q 24 hours for 3 days followed by a washout period, which is then followed by 1 mg/kg of inhaled furosemide Q 24 hours for 3 days.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects who are born prematurely at<34 weeks of gestation
  • Subjects who are at least 14days old, on Oxygen and mechanical ventilation.
  • Radiologic evidence of pulmonary parenchymal disease
  • The NICU medical team to start furosemide administration as a part of the routine clinical management
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects who have received any diuretics;IV or PO for 48 hoursbefore the study initiation
  • Subjects with congenital heart disease withR-L shunts.
  • Subjects with acute sepsis.
  • Subjects with kidney diseasedefined by creatinine > 1mg/dl or oliguria, defined as urine output < 0.6 ml/kg/hour
  • Subjects with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)or suspected NEC
  • Subjects with congenital malformations.Subjects who are receiving steroids, or have received steroids in the last 7 days(patients need to be off steroids for at least 7 days).
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm AInhaled Furosemide-
Arm BIntravenous Furosemide-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Daily percent change from pre-treatment FiO2 requirement measurement.days 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7

Measurements will be taken twice within a two-hour window before and after treatment as applicable. On baseline day and the washout day, two measurements will be also taken within the two-hour window to compute percent change for the day

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

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