NCT06832800

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if modified diagnosis and treatment (MDT) of neonatal hemolysis (a common cause to newborn jaundice) incorporated with ETCOc measurement (a non-invasive measurement of exhaled gas) works to prevent brain damage in newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia (sNH). It will also learn about the. occurrence of cranial MRI in the study participants. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does MDT lower the possibilities participants have brain damage before the age of one?
  • How many times of abnormalities in cranial MRI is detected before the age of one? Researchers will compare MDT to a control (a current management) to see if MDT works to prevent brain damage in newborns with sHN. Participants will:
  • Take MDT or a control method in the management of sNH
  • Assess if there's brain damage before discharge and at the year of one
  • Record how many times of abnormalities in cranial MRI is detected before the age of one

Trial Health

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Enrollment
250

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for early_phase_1

Timeline
20mo left

Started Jul 2025

Typical duration for early_phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress33%
Jul 2025Dec 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 31, 2025

Completed
18 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 18, 2025

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 21, 2025

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2026

Expected
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2027

Last Updated

January 20, 2026

Status Verified

March 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

January 31, 2025

Last Update Submit

January 15, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

ETCOcneonatal hemolysisneonatal hyperbilirubinemiamodified

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • neural damage confirmed by professional assessments such as Bayley Scales

    Neurological impairment, including any of the following: diagnosis of cerebral palsy, diagnostic hearing tests indicating hearing impairment, or a score lower than 85 on the Bayley Scales Neurobehavioral Assessment. Bayley Scales means Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development and it can assess the neural development of infants including Cognitive, Language (Receptive/Expressive), Motor (Fine/Gross), Social-Emotional, and Adaptive Behavior. Standard scores for each domain range from 40 to 160 (mean = 100; SD = 15). Higher scores indicate better developmental outcomes, while lower scores suggest potential delays. For example, a cognitive score of 115 reflects performance above the average range, whereas a score of 85 falls below the average range.

    at the age of 12 months

Study Arms (2)

study

EXPERIMENTAL

modified diagnosis and treatment (MDT) for neonatal hemolysis

Combination Product: MDT

control

OTHER

Control (current) method for sNH (severe neonatal hemolysis) with the description as follow: 1. Diagnosis of neonatal hemolysis: The neonatal subjects with symptom of hyperbilirubinemia are diagnosed as hemolysis if they have positive Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) or positive release test result. 2. Exchange transfusion (ET) therapy for sNH: The neonatal subjects with symptom of hyperbilirubinemia are treated with ET therapy if their Total serum bilirubin (TSB) reaches or exceeds the current exchange transfusion threshold;

Other: control (current management)

Interventions

MDTCOMBINATION_PRODUCT

(actually not combination product, but have to select that option in order to delete warning in "study desine")MDT method for sNH with the description as follow: 1. diagnosis of neonatal hemolysis: The neonatal subjects with symptom of hyperbilirubinemia are diagnosed as hemolysis if they met one criterion from Category A or two criteria from Category B: Category A: 1. Positive DAT 2. Significantly elevated ETCOc; 3. Significant morphological abnormalities Category B: 1. Positive release test; 2. Elevated ETCOc; 3. COHb \> 1.2%; 4. Hb \< 140 g/L or Hct) \< 40%; 5. Ret \> 6%. 2.Exchange transfusion (ET) therapy for sNH: any of the following criteria are met: (1) TSB ≥ the current ET threshold; (2) TSB \> (ET - 2) mg/dL or the increase of TSB \> 0.5 mg/dL/h, accompanied by abnormal aEEG findings; (3) TSB \> (ET - 2) mg/dL or \> 0.5 mg/dL/h, accompanied by a BIND score of 4-6; (4) Presence of clinical manifestations of acute ABE; (5) BIND score of 7-9.

study

Control (current) method for sNH (severe neonatal hemolysis) with the description as follow: 1. Diagnosis of neonatal hemolysis: The neonatal subjects with symptom of hyperbilirubinemia are diagnosed as hemolysis if they have positive Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) or positive release test result. 2. Exchange transfusion (ET) therapy for sNH: The neonatal subjects with symptom of hyperbilirubinemia are treated with ET therapy if their Total serum bilirubin (TSB) reaches or exceeds the current exchange transfusion threshold;

control

Eligibility Criteria

Age4 Hours - 28 Days
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Infants with gestational age of 35(+0) to 41(+6) weeks and birth weight ≥ 2500 grams
  • Infants with severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, including those whose serum total
  • bilirubin (TSB) levels reach above 20 mg/dL or whose TSB levels at any time reach within 2 mg/dL of the exchange transfusion threshold (i.e., TSB \> (threshold - 2) mg/dL).

You may not qualify if:

  • Infants with definite congenital genetic metabolic diseases, chromosomal or genetic disorders, or severe malformations.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infant, Newborn, DiseasesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesHyperbilirubinemiaPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Yingying Bao, Doctor

    Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Bao, Doctor

    Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
early phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 31, 2025

First Posted

February 18, 2025

Study Start

July 21, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2027

Last Updated

January 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Locations