Premature Birth Clinical Trial
— ToSCiNOfficial title:
Timing of Stoma Closure in Neonates (ToSCiN)
Verified date | January 2023 |
Source | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
Some babies require emergency surgery on their tummy in the first few months of life. This is most commonly because they were born prematurely and developed a bowel problem (called NEC) or a blockage of the bowel. As part of this surgery, the ends of the bowel may be brought to the skin surface (called a stoma) to divert stool into a bag. The stoma allows time for the bowel to rest and recover and is intended to be temporary with reversal later on. The best time to reverse or "close" the stoma is unknown. Stomas may cause dehydration, poor growth and skin problems so earlier closure may be betterĶ¾ however surgery is safer when babies are older and bigger so later closure may be better. This study aims to answer the question, 'is it feasible to conduct a clinical trial comparing 'early' vs. 'late' stoma closure in neonates?' It has a series of specific objectives which incorporate: (i) describing current UK practice; (ii) establishing whether or not a clinical trial (and exactly what form of trial) is acceptable to parents and clinicians; and (iii) establishing the design of a potential trial, including defining the intervention ('early vs. late') and the population of infants to be included, how infants should be recruited and what information should be collected (outcomes). The investigators will ask parents and health professionals for their views and whether they would take part in a future trial and information about babies who have recently had a stoma to find out which factors influence the timing of closure. They will also analyse 6 years of data from an existing database, the National Neonatal Research Database to estimate the numbers of babies affected, understand current practice and outcomes for these babies to help decide whether a clinical trial is possible.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 56 |
Est. completion date | October 31, 2022 |
Est. primary completion date | October 31, 2022 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility | Workstream 1 Inclusion criteria: - Neonatologists in surgical NICUs, neonatal surgeons, neonatal dieticians and neonatal surgical nurses. Workstream 2.1 Inclusion criteria: - Infants having a stoma as part of emergency surgery before 44 weeks post-conceptual age: Group A preterm infants who have stomas formed for necrotising enterocolitis, spontaneous intestinal perforation or other intestinal pathology, and Group B infants (usually born closer to term) who have congenital anomalies that lead to bowel obstruction (e.g. intestinal atresias; meconium ileus and other conditions such as complicated gastroschisis). Exclusion criteria: - Cases where a stoma is part of a planned treatment pathway e.g. for an anorectal malformation or Hirschsprung's disease. - Infants who have a stoma formed after 44 weeks post-conceptual age. Workstream 2.2 Inclusion criteria: - Lead surgeons and neonatologists caring for infants recruited to WS 2.1. Workstream 2.3 Inclusion criteria: - Parents of premature and term infants who have had an stoma in the last three years (including parents of infants recruited to WS 2.1). - Clinicians in participating surgical units, who are involved in the treatment of infants requiring emergency stoma closure. Exclusion criteria: - Parents who do not speak English. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United Kingdom | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | Manchester |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | University of Liverpool, University of Oxford |
United Kingdom,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Feasibility of a future trial comparing early and late stoma closure | The key research question 'Is it feasible to conduct a clinical trial comparing 'early' vs. 'late' stoma closure in neonates?' will be answered by completing the series of secondary outcome measures using qualitative mixed research methods | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | To establish current UK practice for stoma closure in neonates | Find out what is currently happening in the UK for stoma closure in babies | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | To determine whether there is equipoise amongst clinicians (neonatal surgeons, and neonatologists) and allied health professionals (specialist nurses and dieticians) over when it is best to close stomas in neonates | Find out whether surgeons, neonatal doctors and other professionals like dietitians are genuinely uncertain about when it is best for stomas to be closed | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | To determine the willingness of parents, neonatal surgeons and neonatologists to include neonates in a trial that would randomise to 'early' or 'late' stoma closure and identify potential barriers to recruitment. | Find out if parents, surgeons and neonatal doctors would be willing to include babies in a trial that would randomly allocate them (like tossing a coin) to 'early' or 'late' stoma closure | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | To define 'early' and 'late' stoma closure for a potential trial. | Decide what is meant by 'early' and 'late' stoma closure for a potential trial | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | Identify a group of babies for inclusion in a trial and find out how many of these babies could be included in the UK. | To define a population of neonates for inclusion in a trial (in whom there is significant uncertainty over timing) and determine how many babies are eligible for inclusion. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | Find the most appropriate design for a potential trial | To establish the most appropriate design and outcome measures for a trial. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
Secondary | To assess the suitability of using routinely collected data for gathering clinical information for a trial. | Find out if current national databases could be used for gathering the required information for a potential trial | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
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