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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01425567
Date of registration: 03/08/2011
Primary sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Public title: Compassionate Use of IV Fish Oil for Parenteral Nutrition (PN) Liver Injury Omegaven
Scientific title: Compassionate Use of an Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Comprised of Fish Oil in the Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition Induced Liver Injury in Children
Date of first enrolment: August 2011
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01425567
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Laurie Weaver, RN
Address: 
Telephone: 210-358-1593
Email: laurie.weaver@uhs-sa.com
Affiliation: 
Name:   Cynthia Blanco, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University of Texas
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- >14 days <24 months* Anatomic short gut (< 50 % bowel removed) with total bilirubin > or
= 4 mg/dL Or severe dysmotility of gut reflecting non functional gut with total bilirubin
> or = 4 mg/dL Receiving at least 60 % calories by intravenous infusion Requires IV
nutrition an additional 28 days * Patients with direct bilirubin > or = 6 mg/dL who do not
meet criteria above but meet criteria with *

Exclusion Criteria:

Congenital lethal condition (e.g. Trisomy 13) Clinically severe bleeding Evidence of viral
hepatitis or primary liver disease as etiology of their cholestasis Other health problems
such as survival extremely unlikely even if cholestasis improves Known allergies to eggs
or shellfish



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 24 Months
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Liver Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Comprised of Fish Oil
Primary Outcome(s)
death associated to liver disease [Time Frame: duration of hospital stay up to 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Liver transplant [Time Frame: duration of hospital stay up to 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
HSC2011-0211T
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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