Clinical trial • Phase IV • Respiratory
PORACTANT ALFA for Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
Phase IV trial of PORACTANT ALFA for Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Respiratory
- Trial Disease
- Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
- Trial Stage
- Phase IV
- Drug Modality
- Other
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 25-08-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 01-12-2025
Trial design
Randomised, comparison of duration of the same surfactant (curosurf) administration: 1-minute administration versus 5-minute administration (duration of surfactant administration). dose/schedule not specified in trial text.-controlled Phase IV trial across 1 site in Austria.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Comparison of duration of the same surfactant (Curosurf) administration: 1-minute administration versus 5-minute administration (duration of surfactant administration). Dose/schedule not specified in trial text.
- Target Sample Size
- 76
Eligibility
Recruits 76 paediatric patients.
- Vulnerable Population
- Participants are preterm neonates (<28+0 weeks); vulnerable population selected. Informed consent is obtained from the legal representative (see document 'L1_SIS and ICF_legal representative_redacted').
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Preterm neonate <28+0 weeks (gestational age up to 27 weeks and 6 days)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Indication of surfactant administration via the LISA method"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Postnatal age < 72 hours"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Invasive ventilation, indication of INSURE procedure"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Severe pulmonary or cardial malformation affecting oxygenation or congenital cerebral malformation"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Preexisiting diagnose of any IVH > grade 2 or PVH."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Vital parameters (SpO2, HR and crSO2) during surfactant administration; defined as maximum changes/drop from baseline starting with the beginning of the surfactant administration after insertion of the thin catheter till 15 minutes after the LISA procedure.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as maximum changes/drop from baseline starting with the beginning of the surfactant administration after insertion of the thin catheter till 15 minutes after the LISA procedure."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- SpO2, HR, crSO2 and MABP up to three hours after surfactant administration; defined as maximum changes/drop from baseline starting with the beginning of the surfactant administration after insertion of the thin catheter till three hours after LISA procedure.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as maximum changes/drop from baseline starting with the beginning of the surfactant administration after insertion of the thin catheter till three hours after LISA procedure."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Need of supplemental oxygen, the amount of bradycardia and hypoxia (in minutes); up to three hours after surfactant administration.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Amount (in minutes) of bradycardia and hypoxia and need for supplemental oxygen measured up to three hours after surfactant administration."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Vital parameters until three hours after extubation, assessed every five minutes.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Vital parameters assessed every five minutes until three hours after extubation."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Need for a second/repetitive dose of surfactant","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording of requirement for a second/repetitive surfactant dose within specified follow-up."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Invasive ventilation during the first two days after initial surfactant administration.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of invasive ventilation within first two days after initial surfactant administration."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- short-term outcome (morbidity) until discharge or term age dependent on what comes first.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of short-term morbidity outcomes (BPD, IVH, PVH, PVL) until discharge or term age, whichever occurs first."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 76
- Recruitment Window Months
- 31
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent obtained from the legal representative; subject information and informed consent form for legal representative available (document 'L1_SIS and ICF_legal representative_redacted'). No participant assent (neonates).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 1
- Total Number Of Participants
- 76
Austria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 23-09-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 01-12-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 69
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 76
Sites
- Site Name
- Medical University Of Graz
- Department Name
- Division of Neonatology
- Contact Person Name
- Christina Wolfsberger
- Contact Person Email
- christina.wolfsberger@medunigraz.at
- Number Of Participants
- 76
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Medical University Of Graz
- Organisation Type
- Educational Institution
- Country Of Registered Address
- Austria
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Curosurf® 120 mg Suspension zur endotracheopulmonalen Instillation
- Active Substance
- PORACTANT ALFA
- Modality
- Other
- Routes Of Administration
- Endotracheopulmonary instillation
- Route
- Endotracheopulmonary instillation
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised
- Maximum Dose
- 800 mg/Kg
- Investigational Product Name
- Curosurf® 240 mg Suspension zur endotracheopulmonalen Instillation
- Active Substance
- PORACTANT ALFA
- Modality
- Other
- Routes Of Administration
- Endotracheopulmonary instillation
- Route
- Endotracheopulmonary instillation
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised
- Maximum Dose
- 800 mg/Kg
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