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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00294684
Date of registration: 21/02/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Public title: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Corticosteroid Therapy Following Portoenterostomy
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Corticosteroid Therapy Following Portoenterostomy in Infants With Biliary Atresia
Date of first enrolment: November 2005
Target sample size: 141
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00294684
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     John Magee, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor
Name:     Ronald Sokol, MD
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Affiliation:  Children's Hospital Colorado
Name:     Averell Sherker, MD
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Affiliation:  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Name:     Ed Doo, MD
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Affiliation:  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Portoenterostomy or gall bladder Kasai operation for biliary atresia within the
previous 72 hours

- Post-conception age = 36 weeks

- Weight at enrolment = 2000 gm

- Written informed consent to participate in the study obtained prior to or within 72
hours of completion of portoenterostomy. (Note: Families of potential subjects may be
approached prior to the portoenterostomy.)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known immunodeficiency

- Diabetes mellitus

- Presence of significant systemic hypertension for age (persistent systolic blood
pressure =112 mmHg)

- A serum indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin = 5 mg/dL for infants under 4 weeks of age
or = 7 mg/dL for infants between 4 and 8 weeks of age

- Known sensitivity to corticosteroids

- Documented bacteremia or other tissue infection which is felt to be clinically
relevant

- Known congenital infection or disease with herpes simplex virus, toxoplasmosis, or
cytomegalovirus inclusion disease of the liver

- Infants whose mother is known to have human immunodeficiency virus infection

- Infants whose mother is known to be HBsAg or hepatitis C virus positive

- Infants with other severe concurrent illnesses such as neurological, cardiovascular,
pulmonary, metabolic, endocrine, and renal disorders that would interfere with the
conduct and results of the study

- Any other clinical condition that is a contraindication to the use of corticosteroid
(e.g., bowel perforation)

- Infants who have received the live attenuated rotavirus vaccine (e.g., Rotateq) within
5 days prior to proposed administration of study drug



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 6 Months
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Biliary Atresia
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Corticosteroids
Primary Outcome(s)
The Percentage of Patients With Serum Total Bilirubin <1.5 mg/dL and With Native Liver at 6 Months After Portoenterostomy [Time Frame: Measurements will be made at 6 months after portoenterostomy]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Total Bilirubin Concentration at 12 Months [Time Frame: 12 Months post HPE]
Presence of Ascites at 24 Months [Time Frame: 24 Months]
Survival With Native Liver at 24 Months of Age [Time Frame: Measurements will be made at 24 months of age]
Serum Total Bilirubin Concentration [Time Frame: Measurements will be made at 3 months after portoenterostomy]
Height Z-Score [Time Frame: HPE to age 24 Months]
Presence of Ascites at 12 Months [Time Frame: 12 Months]
Weight Z-Score [Time Frame: HPE until 24 months of age]
Total Bilirubin Concentration at 24 Months of Age [Time Frame: At 24 Months of Age]
Secondary ID(s)
U01DK062456
CHILDREN (START) (IND)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 05/05/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00294684
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