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Effect of Sovateltide for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonates

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo -controlled, phase-II trial to assess safety, and efficacy of sovateltide in the treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonates

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049358
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-02-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P111- Other specified brain damage due to birth injury Health Condition 2: P10-P15- Birth trauma Health Condition 3: P11- Other birth injuries to central nervous system Health Condition 4: P111- Other specified brain damage due to birth injury

Interventions

Intervention1: Lyophilized Sovateltide Injection 30µg (PMZ-1620): Three doses of PMZ-1620 (each dose of 0.3 μg/kg body weight) to be administered as an IV bolus over one minute, at an interval of 3

Sponsors

Pharmazz India Private Limited
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Either sex with >= 36 weeks of gestational age 2.Receiving supportive management for perinatal asphyxia 3.Perinatal depression, based on at least one of the following: (a)Apgar score of (b)Need for resuscitation (chest compressions or mechanical ventilation) at birth (c)pH = 16 mmol/liter in the cord or arterial blood within 60 minutes of birth (d)Moderate/severe encephalopathy evident by at least 3 of 6 modified Sarnat criteria, present between 1 to 6 hours of birth. 4.Informed consent by one of the parents or a legal representative

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Gestational age 2.Admitted to hospital12-hoursafter birth 3.A genetic or congenital condition that affects neuronal development 4.TORCH infection 5.Neonatal sepsis 6.Complex congenital heart disease 7.Severe dysmorphic feature 8.Microcephaly (head circumference

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients with death or disability (moderate/severe)Timepoint: Day-1 to 24 Months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The number of patients with brain injury (MRI or EEG evidence of brain injury).Timepoint: 14 days;Change in the proportion of patients with blindness or hearing impairmentTimepoint: 24 months;Incidence of sovateltide related adverse eventsTimepoint: 24 months;The number of patients not receiving complete treatment due to intolerance to sovateltideTimepoint: 7 days;Changes in Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler DevelopmentScoresTimepoint: 24 months;Cognitive, Language, Motor, Social-Emotional, and General Adaptive Scales Score as assessed by Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID)TM measuredTimepoint: at 6 months after initiation of treatment and then at every 6 months interval;Change in the proportion of children with disabling cerebral palsyTimepoint: 24 months;Change in the proportion of patients with seizures Clinical or electrical seizuresat birth, at 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 7 days, 30 days, 6 months after initiation of treatment, and then at every 6 months intervalTimepoint: 24 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunil Gulati

Pharmazz India Private Limited

manish.lavhale@pharmazz.com9873847397

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026