NCT02036073

Brief Summary

EPO has been safely used for prevent preterm anemia and recent studies have shown the neuroprotective effect. Our hypothesis is that EPO could prevent preterm brain injury. The aims of this study include: to investigate the safety and efficacy of EPO by using 500u/kg higher than the dose of anemia treatment (250u/kg); to evaluate the effect of EPO on neurodevelopment in preterm infants; to detect biological indicators and explore the neuroprotective mechanism of EPO.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
490

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2009

Completed
3.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2012

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2013

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 10, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 14, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

January 14, 2014

Status Verified

January 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

3.4 years

First QC Date

December 10, 2013

Last Update Submit

January 13, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

erythropoietinpretermbrain injurycerebral palsyPVL

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Incidence of MDI<70

    At corrected age of 18 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Incidence of ROP

    At the corrected age 42 weeks

Study Arms (1)

EPO

EXPERIMENTAL

In EPO group, the EPO was given by 500IU/kg every other day intravenously for 2 weeks. Recombinant human erythropoietin was configured by the hospital pharmacy intravenous Center Configuration, melted configured with saline to 1ml/kg solution. For severe patients, they were started to treat with EPO when their vital signs, blood pressure were stable.

Drug: recombinant human erythropoietin

Interventions

rhEPO 500U/kg was injected within 24h after birth, subsequent injection was given each other day fro 2 weeks.

Also known as: EPO
EPO

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Day - 72 Days
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Preterm infants admitted to the NICU with gestational age \<32 weeks
  • birth weight \<1500g and less than 72hours of age

You may not qualify if:

  • \. Infants with genetic metabolic diseases
  • \. Congenital abnormalities
  • \. Pneumothorax
  • \. Grade III-IV intracranial hemorrhage

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Zhengzhou Children's Hospital

Zhengzhou, Henan, 450053, China

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Sun H, Song J, Kang W, Wang Y, Sun X, Zhou C, Xiong H, Xu F, Li M, Zhang X, Yu Z, Peng X, Li B, Xu Y, Xing S, Wang X, Zhu C. Effect of early prophylactic low-dose recombinant human erythropoietin on retinopathy of prematurity in very preterm infants. J Transl Med. 2020 Oct 19;18(1):397. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02562-y.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature BirthBrain InjuriesCerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, PrematureObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesCraniocerebral TraumaTrauma, Nervous SystemWounds and InjuriesBrain Damage, Chronic

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2013

First Posted

January 14, 2014

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion

June 1, 2012

Study Completion

December 1, 2013

Last Updated

January 14, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-01

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