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The Preterm infants’ Paracetamol Study -- PreParaS

The Preterm infants’ Paracetamol Study -- PreParaS - PreParaS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2013-001842-33-FI
Enrollment
240
Registered
2013-06-20
Start date
2013-08-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-21

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

Conditions

premature infant MedDRA version: 16.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10036615 Term: Prematurity System Organ Class: 100000004868

Interventions

Trade Name: Perfalgan 10 mg/ml Product Name: Perfalgan Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for infusion Other descriptive name: PARACETAMOL Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Solution for infusion Route

Sponsors

OYS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants less than 32 gestation weeks Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: 48 F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No permission from the parents, 2. major congenital anomaly 3. cromosomal anomaly 4. any other severe clinical situation that complicates essentially the initial treatment of premature infant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To test the efficacy and safety of paracetamol in treatment of preterm infants.;Secondary Objective: ;Primary end point(s): 1. Reduction of the caliber of ductus arterisus 2. decrease of morphin doses 3. closure of ductus arteriosus;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1. end of the study treatment (4 days) 2. time of transform from NICU to normal ward 3. same as 2.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1. need for ibuprofein or surgical ligation of ductus arteriosus 2. other diagnoses (BPD, ROP,NEC) 3. pain scores;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1,2 and 3. time of discharge

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactOuti Aikio

OYS

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026