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NCT number NCT04508036
Other study ID # KA-19033
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date March 14, 2019
Est. completion date December 31, 2023

Study information

Verified date February 2023
Source Hacettepe University
Contact Hasan Tolga Çelik
Phone +90 530 592 55 84
Email htcelik@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between echocardiographic measurements regarding closure of PDA and serum D-Dimer and Fibrinogen levels in premature infants born before 32nd gestational week and weighing less than 1500 grams.


Description:

Ductus arteriosus (DA) is located between the main pulmonary artery and descending aorta in embryonal life, with dense spiral-located smooth muscle cells in the media layer, and the intima layer is thicker than the aorta. It must be open in fetal life; in this way, the blood flowing from the right ventricle to the collapsed lungs is directed to the descending aorta. DA usually closes "functionally" by constriction of the media during the first three days after labor. In the second week after birth; endothelial folding, subendothelial proliferation and coagulation processes results in "anatomical" permanent closure. When not closed, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is formed resulting in shunting from aorta to pulmonary artery. Probability of patency is inversely related with birth weight. Risk of pulmonary edema, pulmonary hemorrhage, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and loss of pulmonary function increases due to increased pulmonary flow from left to right shunt. Renal, mesenteric and cranial blood supply are impaired due to reduced peripheral circulation. As a result, impaired renal function and necrotizing enterocolitis may develop. Risk of intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral hypoxia and premature retinopathy due to variable blood supply. It has been associated with increased mortality in newborns due to increased morbidity. On physical examination, hyperdynamic precordium, viable pulses and left ventricular hypertrophy are observed. Large PDAs are characterized by prominent pulmonary conus, increased pulmonary vascularization and cardiomegaly on telecardiography. Diagnosis of PDA is confirmed by echocardiography. Symptomatic PDA treatment and follow-up is mostly followed by echocardiography. Detailed echocardiographic examination can only be performed by a Pediatric Cardiologist, but it is not possible to evaluate DA at any time. It is necessary to benefit from significant changes in specific hematological parameters that may accompany DA closure in order to detect and predict these conditions. One of the main mechanisms involved in anatomic permanent closure in DA is platelet aggregation and coagulation. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study in the literature investigating whether there is a relationship between Fibrinogen and D-dimer levels and anatomical closure of DA. It is postulated that circulating fibrinogen levels will decrease and D-dimer levels increase as a by-product due to thrombosis in the lumen during DA closure. It is predicted that in infants in whom DA does not close and remain open, fibrinogen levels will be higher and D-dimer levels will be lower than infants in whom DA is closed. It is also suggested that echocardiographic DA measurements will correlate with serum Fibrinogen and D-Dimer levels. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between echocardiographic measurements regarding closure of PDA and serum D-Dimer and Fibrinogen levels in premature infants born before 32nd gestational week and weighing less than 1500 grams.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date December 31, 2023
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 0 Days to 28 Days
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: premature newborns born before 32nd gestational week and weighing less than 1500 grams. Exclusion Criteria: Babies with: - Major congenital anomalies - Chromosomal anomalies - Inborn errors of metabolism - Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - Disseminated intravascular coagulation - Unstable hemodynamic status - Severe neonatal sepsis - Who died in time frame of postnatal 14 days - Patients who are not volunteered to participate

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
Withdrawal of blood samples for D-Dimer
Blood samples are withdrawn at birth via cord blood and at postnatal 3rd and 7th days via umbilical catheter in order to test for D-dimer levels.
Withdrawal of blood samples for Fibrinogen
Blood samples are withdrawn at birth via cord blood and at postnatal 3rd and 7th days via umbilical catheter in order to test for Fibrinogen levels.
Echocardiographic Examination
At postnatal 3rd, 7th and 14th days, Ductus Arteriosus will be echocardiographically examined to obtain calculations and confirm status of ductal patency or closure.

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Hacettepe University Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Sehgal A, Paul E, Menahem S. Functional echocardiography in staging for ductal disease severity : role in predicting outcomes. Eur J Pediatr. 2013 Feb;172(2):179-84. doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1851-0. Epub 2012 Oct 11. — View Citation

Tay SP, Cheong SK, Boo NY. Circulating tissue factor, tissue factor pathway inhibitor and D-dimer in umbilical cord blood of normal term neonates and adult plasma. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2003 Feb;14(2):125-9. doi: 10.1097/00001721-200302000-00002. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Rise in D-dimer blood levels during Ductus Arteriosus closure from postnatal day 0 to postnatal 3rd and 7th days It is postulated that circulating D-dimer levels will increase gradually as a by-product due to thrombosis in the lumen during DA closure from postnatal day 0 to postnatal 3rd and 7th days. It is predicted that D-dimer levels will be lower in infants in whom DA does not close than in infants whom DA is closed. Blood samples are withdrawn accordingly at birth via cord blood and at postnatal 3rd and 7th days via umbilical catheter in order to test for D-dimer levels. postnatal 0 - 14 days
Primary Fall in Fibrinogen blood levels during Ductus Arteriosus closure from postnatal day 0 to postnatal 3rd and 7th days It is postulated that circulating fibrinogen levels will fall gradually due to thrombosis in the lumen during DA closure from postnatal day 0 to postnatal 3rd and 7th days. It is predicted that fibrinogen levels will be higher in infants in whom DA does not close than in infants whom DA is closed. Blood samples are withdrawn accordingly at birth via cord blood and at postnatal 3rd and 7th days via umbilical catheter in order to test for fibrinogen levels. postnatal 0 - 14 days
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