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No longer availableNCT02148146Updated Jan 12, 2021

Use of Omega 3 Oil Emulsion for Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis

An expanded access record providing Omegaven in Cholestasis, sponsored by University of California, San Diego. No longer available at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-12.

Sponsored by University of California, San Diego · Expanded access

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Treatment IND/protocol
Ages
Up to 18 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a clinical study designed to evaluate the safety and benefit of a fish oil based fat emulsion in the treatment of liver disease associated with prolonged use of intravenous nutrition.

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Specific Aims of Study

  1. To determine the safety profile of an intravenous omega-3 fat emulsion (Omegaven™)
  2. To determine if established PN associated liver disease can be reversed or its progression halted by using a parenteral fat emulsion prepared from fish oil as measured by normalization of serum levels of hepatic enzymes and bilirubin.
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Conditions studied

  • Cholestasis

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Keywords

  • short bowel syndrome
  • intestinal failure
  • total parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis
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In context

Cholestasis

220 studies on the registry are indexed under Cholestasis; 37 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

University of California, San Diego is the lead sponsor of 958 studies on the registry; 191 are open to participants now.

Of its 110 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 70 (64%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age \< 18 years old
  2. Patients will be PN dependent (unable to meet nutritional needs solely by enteral nutrition) and are expected to require PN for at least another 30 days, may be inpatient or outpatient
  3. Patients considered eligible for study participation must have parenteral nutrition associated liver disease (PNALD) as defined as a direct bilirubin of 2 mg/dl or more. Other causes of liver disease should be excluded. A liver biopsy is not necessary for treatment
  4. Direct bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dl
  5. Signed patient informed consent
  6. The patient must have utilized standard therapies to prevent the progression of his/her liver disease including surgical treatment, cyclic PN, avoiding overfeeding, reduction/removal of copper and manganese from PN, advancement of enteral feeding, or the use of ursodiol (i.e., Actigall®)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnancy
  2. Other causes of chronic liver disease (Hepatitis C, Cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, and alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency)
  3. Enrollment in any other clinical trial involving an investigational agent (unless approved by the designated physicians on the multidisciplinary team)
  4. The parent or guardian or child unwilling to provide consent or assent
  5. Patients known to be allergic to fish or egg protein and patients with the following contraindications to Omegaven™ use:

    • Impaired lipid metabolism
    • Severe hemorrhagic disorders
    • Unstable diabetes mellitus
    • Collapse and shock
    • Stroke/embolism
    • Recent cardiac infarction
    • Undefined coma status
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Access details

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Treatment IND/protocol

Available treatment

  • DrugOmegaven

    Fish oil emulsion given 1g/kg/day as infusion

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Where to request access

2 sites
  • UC San Diego Medical Center
    San Diego, California 92037, United States
  • Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego
    San Diego, California 92123, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 12, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02148146
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 28, 2014
Last update
Jan 12, 2021

Study contacts

Sarah Lazar, MPH
principal investigator · UC San Diego Medical Center
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