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Opportunistic PK/PD Trial in Critically Ill Children (OPTIC)

Clinically Integrated Opportunistic PK/PD Trial in Critically Ill Children

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05055830
Acronym
OPTIC
Enrollment
2000
Registered
2021-09-24
Start date
2021-10-05
Completion date
2028-10-30
Last updated
2025-11-14

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

Conditions

Cardiac Disease, Children, Adult, Critically Ill

Brief summary

OPTIC is a prospective, open-label, non-randomized study of multiple medications administered to approximately 2000 children in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) per routine clinical car by their treating provider. The purpose of this study is to characterize the PK of drugs routinely administered to children per standard of care using opportunistic and scavenged samples. The prescribing of drugs to children will not be part of this protocol. After the child/adult (\<21 years of age) is consented/enrolled, demographic and clinical data will be extracted from the EHR. Biospecimen information (including date and time of sample collection) will be collected. Data analysis will be conducted on all participants with at least 2 evaluable samples. The protocol represents minimal risk to the children/adults who provide body fluid for this study, including potential loss of confidentiality (samples will be assigned a unique accession number) and risks associated with blood draws. Adverse Events (AEs)/Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) caused by the study specimen collections will be monitored and recorded in the Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system.

Interventions

DRUGThe OPTIC study is collecting PK data on children prescribed understudied drugs of interest per standard of care.

The goal of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetics of understudied drugs for which specific dosing recommendations and safety data are lacking. The prescribing of drugs to children will not be part of this protocol. Taking advantage of procedures done as part of routine medical care (i.e. blood draws), this study will serve as a tool to better understand drug exposure in children receiving these drugs per standard of care.

Sponsors

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
CollaboratorFED
Duke University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Months to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

To be eligible for enrollment, a potential participant must meet all the following criteria: 1. Participant is \<21 years old on admission 2. Participant is admitted to the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 3. Parent/legal guardian/adult participant can understand the consent process and is willing to provide informed consent/assent 4. Participant is receiving one or more of the study drugs of interest at the time of enrollment

Exclusion criteria

1\. Any condition which would make the participant, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clearance (CL) or apparent oral clearance (CL/F) as measured by PK samplingData will be collected up to 180 days from the time of consent
Half-life (t1/2) as measured by PK samplingData will be collected up to 180 days from the time of consent
Volume of distribution (V) or apparent oral volume of distribution (V/F) as measured by PK samplingData will be collected up to 180 days from the time of consent
AUC (area under the curve) as measured by PK samplingData will be collected up to 180 days from the time of consent

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactStefany Olague, MPH
smalltrials-CRC@duke.edu9196688131

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026