DEC-NET Serial number FR592 |
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Published online | 12/10/2006 11.12.00 |
Last updated | 20/07/2006 17.05.54 |
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Other protocol ID number | N/A |
Current trial status | Open (actively recruiting new participants) |
Major Disease (ICD9 class) | PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS |
Experimental drug |
IBUPROFEN
Treatment regimen (dosage and duration)
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Gender | Both |
Age (range) | 27 to 31 weeks |
Eligibility criteria |
Inclusion criteria |
-Gestational Age = 27 to 31 weeks
-Postnatal age < 48 hours
-Parental Consent Obtained |
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Trial design/methodology |
Phase | 4 |
Kind of study | Prophylaxis
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Design | Active control |
Purpose of study |
-To evaluate renal function maturation within the first month of life in very premature infants.
-To determine whether a treatment with Ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus would alter renal function maturation at short term and up to 28 days of life.
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Primary outcomes |
-Creatinine Clearance on day seven postnatally
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Secondary outcomes |
-Rate of ductus closure after treatment; Mortality; Rate of necrotizing enterocolitis; Rate and severity of Intraventricular Hemorrhage; Renal function maturation over 28 days |
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