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Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of Intravenous Lipids and Cholestasis

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis
Interventions
Drug: intravenous lipid
Registration Number
NCT01555957
Lead Sponsor
University of Rochester
Brief Summary

The Investigators hypothesize that increased cumulative amount of lipid intake causes PNAC in late preterm and term neonates with major GI surgical disorders

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

All neonates ≥ 34 weeks gestational age with major GI surgical disorders (Gastroschisis, omphalocele, volvulus, trachea-esophageal fistula, duodenal atresia, jejunal atresia, ileal atresia, hirschsprung's disease, anorectal malformation, intestinal obstruction, and GI perforations) requiring surgery admitted to our NICU within first 72 hours will be eligible for this study

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Exclusion Criteria
  1. If does not need TPN by 72 hours;
  2. Direct hyperbilirubinemia within the first 72 hours after birth;
  3. TORCH infections (Toxoplasmosis, CMV, Herpes, Rubella, HIV, etc);
  4. Biliary tract disorders leading to direct hyperbilirubinemia;
  5. Known metabolic disorders that may be associated with direct hyperbilirubinemia- such as Galactosemia, α-1 antitrypsin deficiency, etc
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
low dose intravenous lipidsintravenous lipid-
high dose of intravenous lipidsintravenous lipid-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis7 weeks

Defined as direct bilirubin ≥ 2mg/dl developing within one week of the completion of 6 week randomization period

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean Rate of Change in Direct Bilirubinbaseline, weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Amount of direct (conjugated) bilirubin was measured from sera samples.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York, United States

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