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Hydrocortisone for BPD
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT01353313
Purpose
The Hydrocortisone and Extubation study will test the safety and efficacy of a 10 day course
of hydrocortisone for infants who are less than 30 weeks estimated gestational age and who
are intubated at 14-28 days of life. Infants will be randomized to receive hydrocortisone or
placebo. This study will determine if hydrocortisone improves infants'survival without
moderate or severe BPD and will be associated with improvement in survival without moderate
or severe neurodevelopmental impairment at 22 - 26 months corrected age.
Official Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Hydrocortisone on Survival Without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 22 - 26 Months of Age in Intubated Infants < 30 Weeks Gestation Age
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- infants <30 weeks estimated gestational age
- inborn at an NRN site or were admitted to an NRN site before 72 hours postnatal age
- have received at least 7days of mechanical ventilation;
- are receiving mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal tube .
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major congenital anomalies
- Decision to limit support
- Indomethacin or ibuprofen treatment within 48 hours of study drug
- Previous corticosteroid treatment for BPD
- Received hydrocortisone for 14 or more cumulative days
- Received hydrocortisone within 7 days of study entry
Intervention(s):
drug: Hydrocortisone
drug: Placebo
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Krisa P. Van Meurs, MD
650-723-5711