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Budesonide With Intratracheal Surfactants in Extremely Preterm Infants

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Budesonide With Intratracheal Surfactant (BITS) Administration in Preterm Infants < 29 Weeks Gestational Age

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04019106
Acronym
BITS
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-07-15
Start date
2019-10-15
Completion date
2021-01-15
Last updated
2019-07-17

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

Conditions

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant

Keywords

Surfactant, Budesonide, Steroid, Intratracheal, Preterm, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Bovine Lipid Extract Surfactant

Brief summary

This is a phase I/II trial in preterm infants aimed at identifying the optimal dose of budesonide with bovine lipid extract surfactant as vehicle for intratracheal administration.

Detailed description

Premature infants of gestational age less than 29 weeks with respiratory distress syndrome and clinical indication for surfactant administration will be recruited for this Phase I/II open-label study. A total of 30 subjects will be recruited from 2 neonatal intensive care units: 1. Children's Hospital-Health Sciences Centre (HSC), Winnipeg 2. St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB 3 groups of 10 infants each will receive single dose of intratracheal budesonide (0.0625 mg/kg, 0.125 mg/kg, and 0.25 mg/kg) with BLES surfactant (5 ml/kg). PK/PD analysis will be done using clinical parameters, serum biomarkers, tracheal aspirate biomarkers and plasma budesonide levels obtained at fixed intervals. The duration of subject participation will involve 12-17 weeks for the clinical intervention, depending on gestational age at birth and discharge date. Participants will be followed until 40 weeks or discharge, whichever comes first.

Interventions

DRUGBudesonide in bovine lipid extract surfactant (BLES)

Budesonide in bovine lipid extract surfactant

Sponsors

Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
CollaboratorOTHER
St. Boniface Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Manitoba Institute of Child Health
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University of Utah
CollaboratorOTHER
Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Inc.
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
BLES Biochemicals Inc.
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
University of Manitoba
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Hours to 5 Days
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Male or female infant born between 23 and 28+6 weeks of GA 2. Infant diagnosed with RDS according to clinical protocol criteria 3. Able to adhere to surfactant administration protocol 4. The patient is born in the study centre. 5. Subject's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) has provided signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information, as required by national and local regulations. 6. In the investigator's opinion, the subject's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) understand(s) and can comply with protocol requirements, instructions, and protocol-stated restrictions, and is likely to complete the study as planned.

Exclusion criteria

1. Older than five days at inclusion. 2. Presence of known clinically significant congenital heart disease or other major congenital malformation 3. Subjects with clinically significant laboratory abnormalities which are deemed by the investigator to represent a safety risk to participation in this study. Other laboratory parameters outside the reference range for the subject's age may be included if the investigator considers the abnormalities unlikely to introduce additional risk factors and will not interfere with data interpretation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area under the curve from serial budesonide levelsAt 24 hour time point following dosingBlood samples will be drawn from patients to determine the serum budesonide levels to determine the area under the curve

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Neonatal Mortalityup to 40 weeks PMA or discharge, whichever comes firstSurvival of the infants
Concentration of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Tracheal AspiratesBaseline, 24 hours, 48 hours,1 week, 4 weeks and 36 weeks Gestational AgeTracheal aspirates will be centrifuged to isolate a large aggregate surfactant fraction that will be assayed for both phospholipid (surfactant recovery) and total protein concentration. The supernatant fraction after surfactant isolation will be assayed for total protein, and selected cytokines (IL-1 β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, CCL2 and TNF-ɑ)
Concentration of Inflammatory Biomarkers in SerumBaseline, 24 hours, 48 hours and 1 week.Cytokines IL-1 β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, CCL2 and TNF-ɑ will be analyzed in serum samples obtained from the infants following BITS administration using commercially available ELISA kits.
Duration of Hospital Stayfrom day 0 (birth date) to 40 weeks
VentilationStrategytill 36 weeks PMA or discharge, whichever comes firstDuration and modality of ventilation used in the preterm infants
Respiratory Severity Scoreat baseline and till 36 weeks PMA or discharge, whichever comes firstThe product of Fraction of inspired oxygen and mean airway pressure will be used to estimate the respiratory severity score
Duration of Supplemental Oxygentill 36 weeks PMA or discharge, whichever comes first
Level of Supplemental Oxygen Administeredat baseline and at 36 week Post menstrual age or discharge, whichever comes firstthe concentration of supplemental oxygen given at discharge or 36 weeks PMA compared to baseline.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia free survivalat 36 weeks PMA or discharge, whichever comes firstNICHD criteria will be used to diagnose and grade the infants for presence of BPD.
Percentage of Participants with Pulmonary Hemorrhageat baseline and 48 hours after budesonide with surfactant administrationClinical signs of pallor, cyanosis, bradycardia, apnoea and blood gas changes. Radiographic evidences of patchy infiltrates to complete opacification of lung fields.
Percentage of Participants with Hypothalamic pituitary axis (HPA) suppressionat 0 and 24 hours after dosingCortisol levels will be measured
Percentage of Participants with Pneumothorax on Chest X-rayat baseline and 48 hours after budesonide with surfactant administrationIdentified in X-ray as hyperlucent shadow outside the lungs without pulmonary vascular markings, with or without mediastinal shift
Percentage of Participants with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation (SIP) on abdominal X-rayat baseline and 48 hours after budesonide with surfactant administrationAbdominal X-ray showing presence of free air. Presence or absence of SIP will be compared across the 3 dosing groups and within the dosing groups.
Percentage of Participants with Intra-ventricular Hemorrhageat baseline and 48 hours after budesonide with surfactant administrationpresence or absence of will be compared across the 3 dosing groups and within the dosing groups.
Percentage of Participants with Sepsisat baseline and till 36 weeks PMA or discharge, whichever comes firstAs per the third international consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock (Sepsis-3)
Percentage of Participants with Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)48 hours after budesonide with surfactant administrationpresence or absence of NEC will be compared across the 3 dosing groups and within the dosing groups.
Percentage of Participants with Severe Retinopathy at Prematuritybaseline and 48 hours after budesonide with surfactant administrationretinopathy of ≥grade III will be recorded
Presence of Respiratory Supportat 36 week Post menstrual age or discharge, whichever comes firstthe presence or absence of any method of respiratory support at discharge or 36 weeks PMA compared to baseline.

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary ContactGeert W 't Jong, MD, Ph.D
gtjong@chrim.ca(204)789-3206
Backup ContactAbin Chandrakumar, Pharm.D, M.Sc.
achandrakumar@chrim.ca(204)594-5359

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026