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CompletedNCT02631174Updated Jan 25, 2019

Evaluation Of The Pharmacokinetics Of Antithrombin III In Neonates And Infants Undergoing CPB And ECMO Support

A Phase 1 interventional study of Antithrombin III in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication and Cardiopulmonary Bypass, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 1 Year, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-25.

Sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
Up to 1 Year
Sex
All
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Study summary

The potential role of ATIII in achieving and maintaining adequate anticoagulation in pediatric patients on the heart-lung machine has recently taken on increased importance as caregivers strive to mitigate the risk for clinically significant clotting problems. It is known that ATIII levels are decreased in normal neonates and infants less than 6 months of age relative to older children and adults and become even further decreased in critically ill neonates and infants, including those with congenital heart disease. The current utilization of ATIII in the context of support on a heart-lung machine is based on pharmacokinetic data derived from adult subjects with congenital ATIII deficiency. There is a gap in knowledge as to the appropriate frequency of ATIII repletion, best method of monitoring, and mode of administration in critically ill neonates and infants receiving support on a heart-lung machine.Our long-term goal is to determine if antithrombin (ATIII) can effectively change the coagulation system in patients undergoing heart-lung machine support. The objective of this proposal, which is our first step in pursuit of that goal, is to determine the pharmacokinetics of ATIII in neonates and infants. Our central hypothesis is that ATIII will have different pharmacokinetic properties in neonates and infants than adults and these properties will be affected by the use of heart-lung machine.

This research will result in critical data on the pharmacokinetics of ATIII in neonates and infants receiving heart-lung machine support. This contribution is significant because it is the first step in a continuum of research that is expected to lead to the development of a therapeutic strategy employing ATIII that will facilitate improved modulation of the coagulation cascade to prevent significant clotting and bleeding complications in pediatric patients requiring heart-lung machine support.

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This is a single-site, prospective, open-label, pharmacokinetic study of hpATIII in neonates and infants. Patients admitted to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) will be enrolled. Participants will be enrolled into one of three cohorts depending on whether they are scheduled for ECMO, CPB, or neither, and based on age (neonate or infant).

Two doses of hpATIII will be used; one according to current labelling for hpATIII and one that accounts for the additional circuit volume from ECMO or CPB. Pharmacokinetic measurements will be obtained for all groups at baseline prior to administration of hpATIII and at multiple defined times up to 120 hrs following each administration of hpATIII.

Administration of hpATIII is standard of care at CCHMC for participants undergoing ECMO. The standard dose administered for clinical care is (120 - baseline AT activity level) x weight (kg) / 1.4. For participants not undergoing ECMO for clinical care, or for those undergoing ECMO but receiving an adjusted dose for additional circuit volume , the administration of hpATIII is considered research.

The duration of the study at CCHMC is expected to be 2.5 years. This includes 24 months for recruitment and data collection, and 6 months for data analysis and report writing.

Individual participants will be in the study for approximately 120 hours (5 days) following administration of hpATIII. If participants receive more than 1 dose, they will be in the study for approximately 120 hours following each dose of hpATIII received.

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Conditions studied

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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In context

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati is the lead sponsor of 661 studies on the registry; 134 are open to participants now.

Of its 54 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 30 (56%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 1 Year
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

    1. Neonates less than or equal to 28 days of age OR Infants between 29 days and 1 year of age;
    1. ATIII activity less than 80% at time of screening;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

    1. Known or suspected bleeding disorder;
    2. Neonates with gestational age \<36 weeks;
    3. Neonates with evidence of intracranial hemorrhage on routine cranial ultrasound;
    4. Documented infection (sepsis);
    5. Patients who require post-cardiotomy ECMO;
    6. Patients who require E-CPR; and/or
    7. Neonates or infants deemed to be at increased risk as judged by the investigator or for whom administration of hpATIII is not in their best interest
    8. Additional Exclusion for Cohort 1 only: Transfusion of whole blood, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets or cryoprecipitate prior to study;
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
27 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    cohort 1

    Cohort 1 (Aim 1) - 6 participants Cohort 1 will be comprised of 6 neonates (≤28 days of age) admitted to the CICU or NICU who are neither undergoing ECMO nor CPB. Cohort 1 will receive a single dose of ATIII by short 15 minute infusion.

  • Active comparator
    cohort 2.1

    • Cohort 2.1 - 6 neonates undergoing ECMO. * Three participants will receive a single dose 15 minute infusion of hpATIII that is dose adjusted to account for additional circuit volume followed by a single dose 15 minute infusion of ATIII that is not dose adjusted to account for circuit volume * Three participants will receive a single dose 15 minute infusion of hpATIII that is not dose adjusted to account for circuit volume followed by a single dose 15 minute infusion of hpATIII that is dose adjusted to account for additional circuit volume

    Drug: Antithrombin III

  • Active comparator
    cohort 2.2

    • Cohort 2.2 - 12 neonates who will undergo open-heart surgery with CPB * Six participants will receive a single dose 15 minute infusion of ATIII that is dose adjusted to account for additional circuit volume. * Six participants will receive a single dose 15 minute infusion of ATIII that is not dose adjusted to account for circuit volume

    Drug: Antithrombin III

  • Active comparator
    cohort 2.3

    • Cohort 2.3 - 12 infants who will undergo open-heart surgery with CPB * Six participants will receive a single dose 15 minute infusion of ATIII that is dose adjusted to account for additional circuit volume. * Six participants will receive a single dose 15 minute infusion of ATIII that is not dose adjusted to account for circuit volume

    Drug: Antithrombin III

  • Active comparator
    cohort 3

    Cohort 3 (Aim 3) - 6 participants Six participants (neonates or infants) who will undergo ECMO and receive ATIII as standard of care will be enrolled and have a baseline ATIII level measured within 6 hours of ATIII administration and repeated within 15 minutes of initiation of extracorporeal support. If post-support level is \< 80% normal activity then an ATIII level will be repeated and participants will be assigned to one of two hpATIII dosing regimens in which one formula accounts for additional circuit volume and one formula does not account for additional circuit volume, as described in section 7.4. Upon completion and 120 hr follow up after the first dose, participants still having ATIII activity less than 80% will then receive a second dose

    Drug: Antithrombin III

Interventions

  • DrugAntithrombin III

    We are comparing neonates and infants on ECMP or CPB receiving ATIII, the dose of which is calculated to account for circuit volume, and compared with those not accounting for circuit volume

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Aim 1:To determine the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of hpATIII in neonates not undergoing ECMO or CPB.

    Blood samples (0.5 mL) for analysis of plasma ATIII concentration will be drawn at specific time points, e.g. before and after the dose of ATIII is given ,together with coagulation labs such as prothrombin/ thrombin anti thrombin complex and CBC, PT/PTT/INR at baseline, 12 and 24 hrs only.If clinical labs exist, those will be used instead for that time point.

    Time frame: participants in cohort 1 will have sampling up to 36 hrs after receiving their single dose of ATIII

  2. Aim 2:To determine the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of hpATIII in neonates and infants undergoing ECMO or CPB

    Blood samples (0.5 mL) for analysis of plasma ATIII concentration will be drawn at specific time points, e.g.before and after the dose of ATIII is given,together with coagulation labs such as prothrombin/ thrombin anti thrombin complex and CBC, PT/PTT/INR at baseline, 12 and 24 hrs only. If clinical labs exist, those will be used instead for that time point.

    Time frame: participants will be followed for 120hrs after recieving their single dose of ATIII

  3. Aim 3:To determine the pharmacokinetics of hpATIII administered by continuous infusion in neonates and infants undergoing ECMO

    Blood samples (0.5 mL) for analysis of plasma ATIII concentration will be drawn at specific time points, e.g.before and after the dose of ATIII is given,together with coagulation labs such as prothrombin/ thrombin anti thrombin complex and CBC, PT/PTT/INR at baseline, 12 and 24 hrs only. If clinical labs exist, those will be used instead for that timepoint.

    Time frame: participants will be followed for a period of 120hrs after recieving half the dose as a bolus and the rest as a continuous infusion

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Guzzetta NA, Bajaj T, Fazlollah T, Szlam F, Wilson E, Kaiser A, Tosone SR, Miller BE. A comparison of heparin management strategies in infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Anesth Analg. 2008 Feb;106(2):419-25, table of contents. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000297290.03501.db. PubMed 18227295 ↗
  • D'Argenio DZ. Optimal sampling times for pharmacokinetic experiments. J Pharmacokinet Biopharm. 1981 Dec;9(6):739-56. doi: 10.1007/BF01070904. PubMed 7341758 ↗
  • Esmon CT. The interactions between inflammation and coagulation. Br J Haematol. 2005 Nov;131(4):417-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05753.x. PubMed 16281932 ↗
  • Avidan MS, Levy JH, van Aken H, Feneck RO, Latimer RD, Ott E, Martin E, Birnbaum DE, Bonfiglio LJ, Kajdasz DK, Despotis GJ. Recombinant human antithrombin III restores heparin responsiveness and decreases activation of coagulation in heparin-resistant patients during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Jul;130(1):107-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.10.045. PubMed 15999048 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 25, 2019, 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
NCT02631174
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Collaborators
Grifols Biologicals, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 16, 2015
Start date
Jun 2015
Primary completion
Jun 2018
Completion
Jun 2018
Last update
Jan 25, 2019

Study contacts

David Cooper, MD
principal investigator · Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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