Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:14 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:14 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01958320
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
This will be a prospective randomized, multi-center, controlled trial that will enroll infants delivered between 23 \& 0/7 - 27 \& 6/7 weeks gestation:
1. infants must be between 5-14 days old (if delivered between 23 and 0/7 - 25 and 6/7 weeks) or 7-14 days old (if delivered between 26 \& 0/7 - 27 \& 6/7 weeks) and
2. have a "moderate size PDA" (defined as a PDA on echocardiogram that has at least one of the following criteria: internal ductus diameter ≥1.5 mm/kg (or PDA:LPA ratio ≥0.5), ductus flow velocity ≤2.5 m/s or mean pressure gradient across the ductus \<8 mm, LA/Ao ratio ≥1.5, left pulmonary artery diastolic (or mean) flow velocity \>0.2 (or \>0.42) m/sec, respectively, and/or reversed diastolic flow in the descending aorta)(13, 68, 69) and
3. are receiving respiratory support consisting of either mechanical ventilation, nasal CPAP, SiPAP, or nasal cannula flow ≥2 L/min.
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Exclusion Criteria:
prior treatment with indomethacin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen, contraindications for the use of indomethacin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen (these include: hydrocortisone administration within 24 hrs, urine output \< 1 ml/kg/h during the preceding 8 h, serum creatinine level \>1.6 mg/dl, platelet count \<50, 000/mm3, abnormal coagulation studies, or total bilirubin concentration (in mg/dL) \> 8 x weight (in kg)), chromosomal anomalies, congenital or acquired gastrointestinal anomalies, prior episode of necrotizing enterocolitis or intestinal perforation.
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Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
5 Days
Maximum Age:
14 Days
Study:
NCT01958320
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01958320