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NCT number NCT00349726
Other study ID # NICHD-NRN-0036-1
Secondary ID U10HD021364U10HD
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received July 6, 2006
Last updated June 19, 2017
Start date June 2006
Est. completion date December 2007

Study information

Verified date June 2017
Source NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot study was a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to measure changes in blood and urine levels of inositol in premature infants at high risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) following a single intravenous dose of inositol. Based on previous studies, the premise is that maintaining inositol concentrations similar to those occurring naturally in utero will reduce the rates of ROP and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants. The objective was to evaluate the single-dose pharmacokinetics and safety of different amounts of intravenous myo-inositol (provided by Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories) in very low birth weight neonates, in preparation for a future Phase III multi-center randomized controlled trial. This study enrolled 74 infants at high risk for retinopathy at 9 NICHD Neonatal Research Network sites, and randomly assigned them to receive either 60mg/kg of 5% inositol, 120 mg/kg of 5% inositol, 60 mg/kg of 5% glucose (the placebo), or 120 mg/kg of 5% glucose.


Description:

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an abnormal growth of the blood vessels in the eye that occurs primarily in very premature infants. Eye development occurs normally in the womb; in infants born prematurely, however, the blood vessels must finish developing outside the protective environment of the uterus. Retinopathy of prematurity (also known as retrolental fibroplasia) is a leading cause of blindness and other vision impairments (myopia, strabismus, and amblyopia) in children, both in developed and developing countries.

Inositol is a naturally-occurring sugar alcohol produced by the placenta and is present in high levels in fetal blood throughout pregnancy in humans and other animals. Serum levels fall rapidly after birth, although this fall is moderated in infants who receive breast milk. Two randomized trials have shown that intravenous inositol supplementation in the first week significantly reduced death, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and retinopathy. One study of oral supplements was less convincing, but also supported reduction of retinopathy.

This pilot study evaluated the half-life pharmacokinetics of a single-dose of myo-inositol (provided by Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories) in very low birth weight infants, looking at changes in blood and urine inositol levels. The premise is that maintaining inositol concentrations similar to those occurring naturally in utero will reduce the rates of retinopathy and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants. Results from this study will be used to select the doses for a subsequent multi-dose pilot study, and for the planned large multi-center trials.

In this study, nine NICHD Neonatal Research Network sites enrolled 74 infants of less than 30 weeks gestation and randomly assigned them to receive either 60mg/kg of 5% inositol, 120 mg/kg of 5% inositol, 60 mg/kg of 5% glucose (the placebo), or 120 mg/kg of 5% glucose. Concentrations of inositol were measured in both blood and urine to determine population pharmacokinetic parameters for these infants.

Stratification: Enrolled infants were stratified by age with 37 infants of 23 0/7 to 26 6/7 weeks in one group and 37 infants of 27 0/7 to 29 6/7 weeks in a second group.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 74
Est. completion date December 2007
Est. primary completion date December 2007
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A to 6 Days
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- 23 0/7 to 26 6/7 weeks gestational age (36 infants) or

- 27 0/7 to 29 6/7 weeks gestational age (36 infants)

- 600-1500 grams birth weight

- No enteral feedings since birth at enrollment

- 3-6 days (25-132 hours) postnatal age

Note: Because of the high mortality expected in this population (15-20%), the study design (originally for 72 infants) required recruitment of a replacement subject if any infant failed to complete the four blood samples during the first week of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Major congenital anomalies

- Moribund or not to be provided continued support

- Renal failure suspected (creatinine >2.5 with oliguria)

- Exchange transfusion received or expected to receive

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Inositol lower volume
60 mg/kg (1.2ml/kg) of myo-inositol 5% given intravenously over 20 minutes.
Inositol higher volume
120 mg/kg (2.4ml/kg) of myo-inositol 5% given intravenously over 20 minutes.
Placebo lower volume
60 mg/kg (1.2ml/kg) of glucose 5% given intravenously over 20 minutes.
Placebo higher volume
120 mg/kg (2.4ml/kg) of glucose 5% given intravenously over 20 minutes.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico
United States Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland Ohio
United States University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas Texas
United States Wayne State University Detroit Michigan
United States Duke University Durham North Carolina
United States RTI International Durham North Carolina
United States Indiana University Indianapolis Indiana
United States Yale University New Haven Connecticut
United States Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence Rhode Island
United States University of Rochester Rochester New York
United States University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
NICHD Neonatal Research Network Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), National Eye Institute (NEI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Population pharmacokinetics 0-100 hours following infusion
Secondary Adverse events during and following infusion, using a neonatal toxicity classification Until discharge
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