Canadian Oxygen Trial (COT)
COT
Efficacy and Safety of Targeting Lower Arterial Oxygen Saturations to Reduce Oxygen Toxicity and Oxidative Stress in Very Preterm Infants: The Canadian Oxygen Trial (COT)
2 other identifiers
interventional
1,201
6 countries
23
Brief Summary
Study Question: In infants who are born at gestational ages of 23 0/7 to 27 6/7 weeks, does lowering the concentration of supplemental oxygen to target an arterial oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SpO2)of 85-89% compared with 91-95%, from the day of birth until the baby's first discharge home, increase the probability of survival without severe neurosensory disability to a corrected age of 18 months?
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started Dec 2006
Longer than P75 for phase_3
23 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 6, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 17, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2012
CompletedMarch 22, 2018
December 1, 2014
5.8 years
March 6, 2008
March 20, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Survival without severe neurosensory disability to 18 to 21 months (corrected for prematurity)
18-21 months corrected for prematurity
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Retinopathy of prematurity
32 to 44 weeks postmenstrual age
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
36 weeks postmenstrual age
Brain injury
from week one of life up to 36 weeks postmenstrual age
Patent ductus arteriosus
until first discharge home
Necrotizing enterocolitis
until first discharge home
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
1
EXPERIMENTALSupplemental oxygen to maintain functional arterial oxygen saturations in the range of 85-89%. Dose of oxygen is determined by the individual infant's need to achieve the target oxygen saturations.
2
ACTIVE COMPARATORSupplemental oxygen to maintain functional arterial oxygen saturations in the range of 91-95%. Dose of oxygen is determined by the individual infant's need to achieve the target oxygen saturations.
Interventions
Supplemental oxygen to maintain functional arterial oxygen saturations in one of two saturation target ranges.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Gestational age 23 0/7 - 27 6/7 weeks
- Postnatal age \< 24 hours
You may not qualify if:
- Infant not considered viable (decision made not to administer effective therapies)
- Dysmorphic features or congenital malformations that adversely affect life expectancy or neurodevelopment
- Known or strongly suspected cyanotic heart disease
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension, e.g. associated with pulmonary hypoplasia
- Unlikely to be available for long-term follow-up
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- McMaster Universitylead
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)collaborator
Study Sites (23)
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8111, United States
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19035, United States
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Hospital Sanatorio de la Trinidad & Buenos Aires NICU Network
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Foothills Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3V9, Canada
B.C. Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
St. Boniface General Hospital
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0L8, Canada
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 0L8, Canada
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3P 1R8, Canada
McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Ottawa General Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1B2, Canada
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1, Canada
CHU Ste. Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec
Québec, Quebec, G1L 3L5, Canada
Royal University Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W8, Canada
Oulu University Central Hospital
Oulu, Finland
University Children's Hospital
Tübingen, Germany
Soroka University Medical Center
Beersheba, 84101, Israel
Bnai-Zion Medical Center
Haifa, 31048, Israel
Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, 44281, Israel
Related Publications (3)
Schmidt B, Whyte RK, Asztalos EV, Moddemann D, Poets C, Rabi Y, Solimano A, Roberts RS; Canadian Oxygen Trial (COT) Group. Effects of targeting higher vs lower arterial oxygen saturations on death or disability in extremely preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2013 May 22;309(20):2111-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.5555.
PMID: 23644995RESULTSchmidt B, Roberts RS, Whyte RK, Asztalos EV, Poets C, Rabi Y, Solimano A, Nelson H; Canadian Oxygen Trial Group. Impact of study oximeter masking algorithm on titration of oxygen therapy in the Canadian oxygen trial. J Pediatr. 2014 Oct;165(4):666-71.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.05.028. Epub 2014 Jun 25.
PMID: 24973289RESULTJensen EA, Whyte RK, Schmidt B, Bassler D, Vain NE, Roberts RS; Canadian Oxygen Trial Investigators. Association between Intermittent Hypoxemia and Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Nov 15;204(10):1192-1199. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202105-1150OC.
PMID: 34428130DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Barbara Schmidt, MD
McMaster University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robin Roberts, MMath
Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Elizabeth Asztalos, MD
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alfonso Solimano, MD
Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robin Whyte, MD
IWK Health Centre
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jack Rabi, MD
Foothills Hospital
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christian Poets, MD
University Children's Hospital Tuebingen
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 6, 2008
First Posted
March 17, 2008
Study Start
December 1, 2006
Primary Completion
September 1, 2012
Study Completion
December 1, 2012
Last Updated
March 22, 2018
Record last verified: 2014-12