Inhaled Tobramycin in BPD
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female infants born <32 weeks' gestation
- Diagnosed with BPD (use of supplemental oxygen or respiratory support at 36 weeks postmenstrual age )
- Postmenstrual age ≥36 weeks at study enrollment
- Treatment with invasive mechanical ventilation at enrollment without planned tracheal extubation within 7 days after enrollment
- Tracheal aspirate culture positive for one of the following pathogenic GNR bacteria within 7 days prior to enrollment: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella species, Enterobacter species, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, or Serratia marcescens
- Parental/guardian permission (informed consent).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Serum creatinine >0.4mg/dL within 14 days prior to enrollment
- Congenital or acquired disease of the kidney or renal collecting system that adversely affects renal function
- Congenital or acquired hepatobiliary disease that adversely affects liver function
- Treatment with a systemic antibiotic within 7 days prior to enrollment
- Treatment with a nephrotoxic medication, excluding diuretics, within 48 hours prior to enrollment
- Treatment with a neuromuscular blocker within 48 hours prior to enrollment
- Known intolerance to aminoglycoside antibiotics
- Current treatment with high frequency or other oscillating mechanical ventilation
- Presence of a cancer diagnosis
- Maternal family history of early onset hearing loss defined as the need for an assistive hearing device prescribed before 30 years of age
- Endotracheal tube leak >20%.
- Any prior use of an investigational drug [as part of an FDA approved Investigational New Drug (IND) protocol].
- A subject who, in the judgement of the Investigator, is not an appropriate candidate for this research study.
Sites / Locations
- The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Treatment Arm - 78mg
Treatment Arm - 150mg
Treatment Arm - 216mg
Treatment Arm - 300mg
Observational Arm
The phase 1 trial will begin with a dose of 78mg. All treatment arms will administer study drug every 12 hours for up to 14 days (28 doses). Up to 6 infants in this arm will receive the 78mg dose of tobramycin solution for inhalation administered via vibrating mesh nebulizer. During the trial, infants in each treatment arm will undergo blood and tracheal aspirate sampling and respiratory mechanics measurements at pre-specified time points to assess dose safety and potential efficacy. Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring for the duration of the trial will also occur. Clinical data will also be recorded daily throughout the trial in all participants.
If tolerability is demonstrated in the 78mg treatment arm following the 3+3 trial design, up to 6 infants will then be enrolled and receive 150mg of tobramycin solution for inhalation every 12 hours. The same monitoring procedures will be performed in this treatment arm as in the prior.
If tolerability is demonstrated in the 150mg treatment arm following the 3+3 trial design, up to 6 infants will then be enrolled and receive 150mg of tobramycin solution for inhalation every 12 hours. The same monitoring procedures will be performed in this treatment arm as in the prior.
If tolerability is demonstrated in the 216mg treatment arm following the 3+3 trial design, up to 6 infants will then be enrolled and receive 150mg of tobramycin solution for inhalation every 12 hours. The same monitoring procedures will be performed in this treatment arm as in the prior.
Enrolled infants who are eligible to participate in the phase-1 trial may be enrolled in an untreated observational cohort at parental discretion. This cohort will undergo collection of clinical and respiratory mechanics data for 14 days after enrollment but will not receive the study drug.