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Pediatric Microdosing midazolam: elucidating age-related changes in oral drug absorptio

Completed
Conditions
Midazolam, ontogeny, children, absoprtion, metabolism.
Registration Number
NL-OMON26131
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Age 0 to 6 years inclusive - At least 36 weeks of post conceptual age or bodyweight >2,5kg - Intravenous or intra-arterial access for blood sampling in place - Receiving midazolam IV - Parental informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Anticipated death in 48 hours - No informed consent - ECMO treatment - Circulatory failure: receiving more than 1 vasopressor or increase of vasopressor drug dose in the last 6 hours. - Chronic liver cirrhosis or chronic renal failure - Renal disorders: Estimated risk for kidney injury or failure at least ‘risk for renal dysfunction’ according to pRIFLE criteria - Hepatic failure: >2SD in age appropriate liver enzyme measurement (ASAT and ALAT) - Gastrointestinal disorderse - Use of co-medication known to affect midazolam metabolism (according to the Farmacotherapeutische Kompas, www.fk.cvz.nl, and Micromedex)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plasma midazolam to midazolam and metabolite clearance, as surrogate marker of CYP3A activity in vivo
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The following parameters will be estimated for both formulations: midazolam and metabolite plasma and urinary clearance, volume of distribution, AUC, Cmax, Tmax. In feces: midazolam and metabolite appearance. Oral bioavailability of midazolam. Description of the feasibility of a microdosing study in a pediatric population.
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