Status:

UNKNOWN

Minimization of IntraLipid Versus Omegaven

Lead Sponsor:

Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Child and Family Research Institute

Conditions:

Cholestasis

Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 6 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Prolonged use of parenteral nutrition can lead to parenteral nutrition associated liver disease (PNALD). The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of treatment with a smaller amount lipid m...

Detailed Description

Infants meeting eligibility will be randomized to receive either 1g/kg/day of Intralipid® 20% or 1g/kg/day Omegaven® 10%. Infants randomized to Intralipid® whose conjugated bilirubin level rises \>100...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • infants admitted to neonatal intensive care unit
  • severe cholestasis, defined as conjugated bilirubin greater than 35
  • receiving at least 60% calories by IV infusion and expected to require intravenous nutrition for at least an additional 28 days
  • signed consent

Exclusion

  • hepatitis (TORCH or other viral infection)
  • primary liver disease as etiology of cholestasis
  • clinically severe bleeding not able to be managed with routine measures
  • lethal congenital abnormalities
  • congenital heart disease associated with right heart dysfunction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01247012

Start Date

December 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

September 7 2011

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Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada