Lipid Infusions to Optimize Nutrition Trial
LION
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interventional
230
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify survival free of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), fatty acid profiles, and early biochemical measures for oxidative stress comparing mixed oil lipid emulsion (MOLE) vs soybean oil-based lipid emulsion (SOLE) and to establish whether MOLE or SOLE is more effective in minimizing pulmonary outcomes, neonatal morbidities, long-term morbidity and mortality, and improving discharge growth and Bayley Scales of Infant Development Fourth Edition (BSID-IV) neurodevelopmental assessment at two years
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started May 2026
Longer than P75 for phase_2
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 27, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 8, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 30, 2028
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2030
May 5, 2026
April 1, 2026
2.2 years
March 27, 2025
April 29, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of participants free of BPD (infants breathing in room air)
36 weeks post menstrual age (PMA)
Secondary Outcomes (49)
Change in relative mole percentages of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in plasma
baseline before LE exposure, end of the intervention period (28±3 postnatal days), 36 weeks postmenstrual age (±3 days)
Relative mole percentages of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in plasma
baseline before LE exposure
Relative mole percentages of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in plasma
end of the intervention period (28±3 postnatal days)
Relative mole percentages of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in plasma
36 weeks postmenstrual age (±3 days)
Change in relative mole percentages of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in plasma
baseline before LE exposure, end of the intervention period (28±3 postnatal days), 36 weeks postmenstrual age (±3 days)
- +44 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
SOLE
EXPERIMENTALMOLE
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
Participants will first receive LE at 1 g/kg/day, then will advance to 2 g/kg/day and lastly to 3 g/kg/day as tolerated to titrate based on triglyceride level \<250 mg/dL, per clinical team
Participants will first receive LE at 1 g/kg/day, then will advance to 2 g/kg/day and lastly to 3 g/kg/day as tolerated to titrate based on triglyceride level \<250 mg/dL, per clinical team
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- inborn \<28 weeks gestational age (GA) or ≤1000g birth weight (BW)
- survives until 12 hours after birth.
You may not qualify if:
- Infants who are unable to be enrolled by 96 hours postnatal age
- Major anomaly
- Overt non-bacterial infection
- Infants likely to expire soon defined as limiting or withdrawal of intensive care recommended or requested by the parents.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Lindsay Holzapfel, MD, MS
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 27, 2025
First Posted
April 8, 2025
Study Start
May 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
July 30, 2028
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2030
Last Updated
May 5, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share