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Phase 3 N=256 Randomized Treatment

Safety and Efficacy of Hypothermia to Treat Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Enrolled (actual)
256
Serious AEs
Results posted
Apr 2009
Primary outcome: Primary: Death — 27; 22 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Cooling cap (YJW608-04B) (Device)
Age
Pediatric
Sex
All
Sponsor
Fudan University
Primary completion
Jun 2004

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Death
27; 22
PRIMARY
Severe Neurodevelopmental Disability
19; 11
SECONDARY
Major Adverse Events
3; 4

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of selective head cooling (SHC) in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age up to 6 hours
  • Gestational age ≥ 36 weeks and birth weight ≥ 2500 g
  • Apgar score ≤ 3 at 1 minute and ≤ 5 at 5 minutes, and/or cord blood gas pH < 7.0 or base deficit ≤ 16 mmol/L, and/or need for resuscitation or ventilation at 5 minutes of age
  • Clinical signs of encephalopathy (seizures, coma, abnormal muscle tone and irregular breathing, etc)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Major congenital abnormalities
  • Infection
  • Other etiology of induced brain injury
  • Severe anemia (Hb < 120 g/L)

Eligible infants assessed for the severity of HIE according to criteria of the Neonatal Association of Chinese Academy of Pediatrics 25 modified from Sarnat and Sarnat 26 in 1986

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00890409). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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