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Early Ibuprofen Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Premature Infants (TRIOCAPI)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01630278
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

Very premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive either ibuprofen or placebo before 12 hours of life. Follow-up will include repeated echocardiograms and cranial ultrasound at 36 hours, 14 days and 36 weeks of postconceptional age. The primary outcome will be survival without cerebral palsy at years.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
363
Inclusion Criteria
  • Gestational less than 28 weeks
  • Postnatal age less than 12 hours
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Large ductus placeboPlaceboVery premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive placebo before 12 hours of life
Large ductus ibuprofenIbuprofenVery premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive ibuprofen before 12 hours of life
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
2-year survival without cerebral palsy2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) score at 2 years2 years
Incidence of other prematurity-related morbidities (pulmonary, digestive, neurological, renal)2 years

To compare the outcome between the large and the small ductus groups

Comparison of outcome according to the McNamara stage at surgical ligation2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

University Hopsital

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Bordeaux, France

Univesity Hospital

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Montpellier, France

University Hospital

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Tours, France

University Hospital (AP-HP Groupe hospitalier)

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Paris, France

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