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NCT number NCT06377098
Other study ID # UAB-300010901
Secondary ID UAB Dixon Endowe
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date September 1, 2024
Est. completion date January 31, 2028

Study information

Verified date June 2024
Source University of Alabama at Birmingham
Contact Waldemar A Carlo, MD
Phone 205 934-4680
Email wacarlo@uabmc.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this feasibility pilot clinical trial is to learn if sildenafil citrate 50mg orally, up to three times during labor, can be appropriately administered, with limited clinical side effects, to laboring mothers to determine feasibility across a spectrum of available healthcare resources. The main questions it aims to answer are: - What are the fetal heart rate monitoring practices in a low-resource setting? - What are the indications for operative delivery in a low-resource? - What is the rate of relevant primary and secondary outcomes to possibly target in a large RCT of intrapartum sildenafil? - What is the limited effect size of sildenafil citrate on maternal and neonatal outcomes in a low-resource setting? Researchers will compare the administration of sildenafil citrate 50 mg orally to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if procedures are feasible, the drug is tolerated, the target outcomes are achievable, and effect size is as expected. Participants will: - Take Sildenafil 50 mg/placebo every eight hours or a placebo every eight hours for up to 24 hours during labor - Have the (mothers & babies) medical charts reviewed for outcomes, including fetal distress, operative delivery, maternal side effects, neonatal bag & mask ventilation, Apgar scores, and seizures. - Have a neonatal neurological assessment prior to discharge - Have phone call assessments for re-hospitalization or mortality 7 days post-delivery - Receive child development assessments at 1 year, 2 years and 3 years of age by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire administered via a telephone call The results of this feasibility pilot trial will be used to inform the design and conduct of a large pragmatic randomized controlled trial to determine if sildenafil citrate, compared to placebo, will decrease fetal distress and perinatal asphyxia.


Description:

After informed consent obtained, mother will be randomized, using computer-generated stratified randomization codes by the pharmacy. Clinicians, researcher, and primary caregivers will be masked. Subjects will be randomly assigned to either the treatment arm or the placebo concurrent control. Eligible women who consent for the study will be randomized to receive sildenafil 50 mg orally every 8 hours up to a total of 3 doses or to receive the placebo every 8 hours up to a total of 3 does during the course of labor. Neither medication no placebo will be given following completion of labor. All additional care of the mother and infant will be provided according to the local standard of care. Outcomes will be collected following delivery, discharge, and 7-days post-partum. 7-day follow-up for outcomes will be obtained per a telephone call. One, two, and three year infant developmental and behavior outcome will be assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 1000
Est. completion date January 31, 2028
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 0 Days to 40 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women presenting in early labor with a term pregnancy (= 37 weeks gestation) - Early labor will be defined as cervical dilation less than or equal to 6 cm - Gestational age will be calculated from the most reliable variable using the following hierarchy of reliability: 2) gestational dating ultrasound completed at any time during the pregnancy (with preference to the earliest exam); 2) date of last menstrual period if menses are regular. 2. Planned vaginal delivery and admission to health facility with clear plan for spontaneous or induced vaginal delivery 3. Maternal age = 18yrs or minors 14-17yrs eligible in countries where married or pregnant minors or their authorized representatives are legally permitted to give consent 4. A single, live fetus in cephalic presentation confirmed prior to randomization Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unknown gestational age 2. Maternal history of cesarean delivery 3. Advanced stage of labor (>6 cm or 10 cm cervical dilation per local standards) and pushing, or too distressed to understand, confirm, or give informed consent regardless of cervical dilation 4. Not capable of giving consent due to other health problems, such as obstetric emergencies (i.e. antepartum hemorrhage) or mental disorder 5. Maternal contraindication to sildenafil therapy, such as hypersensitivity to nitrates or nitrites 6. Any medical condition considered a contraindication per the judgement of site investigators 7. Recognized fetal anomaly 8. Any maternal medical condition or status that precludes informed consent 9. Non-emancipated minors (as per local regulations 10. Plan for cesarean delivery prior to enrollment 11. Previous randomization in the trial

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Sildenafil 50 mg Oral Tablet
Sildenafil 50 mg given orally every eight hours up to three times while mother is in labor
Placebo Oral Tablet
Placebo table given orally every eight hours up to three times while mother is in labor

Locations

Country Name City State
Cameroon Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services Douala
Kenya Egerton University/Nakuru County Referral Hospital Nakuru
Zambia University Teaching Hospital Lusaka

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cameroon Baptist Convention Health, Egerton University, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Cameroon,  Kenya,  Zambia, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Percentage of perinatal mortality Documentation of stillbirth or neonatal death 96 hours after enrollment
Primary Percentage of operative delivery Documentation of type of delivery 96 hours after enrollment
Primary Indication for operative delivery Documentation of type of delivery 96 hours after enrollment
Secondary Percentage of mothers who received fetal heart rate monitoring Documentation of rate of heart rate monitoring 96 hours after enrollment
Secondary Indication for fetal heart rate monitoring Documentation of the indication for use of fetal heart rate monitoring 96 hours after enrollment
Secondary Apgar Score Documentation of Apgar score at 1 minute and 5 minutes (Value 0-10, with 10 meaning better outcome) 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth
Secondary Percentage of use of bag and mask ventilation in neonates Documentation of the use of bag and mask ventilation as resuscitation after delivery 20 minutes after delivery
Secondary Percentage of neonates with neonatal encephalopathy Documentation of neonatal neurological exam determined by "modified Sarnat Score (no, mild, moderate, and severe)" ; higher score indicates more severe encephalopathy 24 hours after birth
Secondary Percentage of neonates with neonatal encephalopathy Documentation of neonatal neurological exam determined by "Thompson Score (no, mild, moderate and severe)"; higher score indicates more severe encephalopathy 24 hours after birth
Secondary Percentage of neonates with hypoxemia Documentation of saturations < 95% measured by noninvasive pre/post pulse oximetry 48 hours after birth or at discharge, if early discharge
Secondary Percentage of infants with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Documentation of neonatal encephalopathy 96 hours after enrollment
Secondary Percentage of neonatal ICU admissions Documentation of admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or comparable level of care 96 hours after enrollment
Secondary Percentage of maternal rehospitalization Maternal rehospitalization after initial discharge from the hospital assessed by telephone call to mother 7 days
Secondary Percentage of neonatal rehospitalization Neonatal rehospitalization after initial discharge from the hospital assessed by telephone call to mother 7 days
Secondary Infant/child developmental assessment Score on "Ages and Stages Questionnaire" obtained by telephone call to parent (developmental assessment tool which scores items (Yes=10, Sometimes=5, Not Yet=0) in areas of Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving, and Personal-Social. Scoring of items are totaled and placed on a graph indicating cutoff score. If score is above cutoff, the child's development appears to be on schedule; near the cutoff, may provide learning activities and monitor; and below cutoff, requiring further assessment. 12-month cutoffs (Communication 15.64; Gross Motor 21.49; Fine Motor 34.50; Problem Solving 27.32 and Personal-Social 21.73); 24-month cutoffs ((Communication 25.17; Gross Motor 38.07; Fine Motor 35.16; Problem Solving 29.78 and Personal-Social 31.54); and 36-month cutoffs (Communication 30.99; Gross Motor 36.99; Fine Motor 18.07; Problem Solving 30.29 and Personal-Social 35.33) 12 months, 24 months, 36 months
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