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Pharmacokinetic Study of Fluconazole in Premature Infants

Primary Purpose

Very Low Birth Weight Infant

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Korea, Republic of
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Fluconazole
Sponsored by
Seoul National University Hospital
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional basic science trial for Very Low Birth Weight Infant focused on measuring Fluconazole

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - 4 Weeks (Child)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • very low birth weight infant (birth weight < 1,500 g) who were admitted to the NICU before day 3 of life
  • Informed consent from the parents

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major congenital anomaly
  • Expired within 72 hours of life
  • Liver failure (AST or ALT levels with three times the upper limit of the range of normal values or higher)
  • Proven congenital or intrauterine fungal infection

Sites / Locations

  • Seoul National University Children's Hospital

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Population PK

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

drug level of fluconazole
four times drug level after 3th dose

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
September 9, 2012
Last Updated
November 17, 2014
Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01683760
Brief Title
Pharmacokinetic Study of Fluconazole in Premature Infants
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
November 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
September 2012 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
October 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
October 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the pharmacokinetics of fluconazole which is used as prophylaxis of invasive fungal infection in premature infants.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Keywords
Fluconazole

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
80 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Population PK
Arm Type
Experimental
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Fluconazole
Intervention Description
Prophylactic fluconazole administration in VLBW infants
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
drug level of fluconazole
Description
four times drug level after 3th dose
Time Frame
30min later, 10-12hr later, at routine lab with interval of 1week

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
4 Weeks
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: very low birth weight infant (birth weight < 1,500 g) who were admitted to the NICU before day 3 of life Informed consent from the parents Exclusion Criteria: Major congenital anomaly Expired within 72 hours of life Liver failure (AST or ALT levels with three times the upper limit of the range of normal values or higher) Proven congenital or intrauterine fungal infection
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Han-Suk Kim, MD, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Seoul National University Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Seoul National University Children's Hospital
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
30910892
Citation
Kim YK, Lee J, Oh J, Rhee SJ, Shin SH, Yoon SH, Lee S, Kim HS, Yu KS. Population Pharmacokinetic Study of Prophylactic Fluconazole in Preterm Infants for Prevention of Invasive Candidiasis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 May 24;63(6):e01960-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01960-18. Print 2019 Jun.
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