Anemia of PrematurityNCT01735552
Transfusion-related Inflammatory Cytokine and Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Quantification in Neonates
An observational study of Anemia of Prematurity and Necrotizing Enterocolitis, run by University of Utah at 3 sites in United States.
Trial summary
Despite many advances in neonatal care, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants. NEC is the most common life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit, affecting between 3.8% and 13% of very low birthweight… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 12 weeks
- Conditions the study is for
- Anemia of Prematurity, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2012to Apr 2015
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 12 weeks
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Study population: Premature infants admitted into the University of Utah (UUMC), Primary Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and Intermountain Medical Center's (IMC) Neonatal Intesive Care Unit (NICUs)
Who may be able to join
- Inpatient in NICU at UUMC, PCMC, or IMC
- Gestational age at birth ≤ 32 weeks
- Birth weight ≤ 1500 grams
- Age ≤ 12 weeks of life
Who cannot join
- Lack of parental consent
- Multiple congenital anomalies
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
United States3 sites
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah, 84107
University of Utah Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108
Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112
About this study
Official title: Transfusion-related Inflammatory Cytokine and Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Quantification in Neonates.
Despite many advances in neonatal care, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants. NEC is the most common life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit, affecting between 3.8% and 13% of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants (1-3). More recently interest has intensified regarding the possible association between "elective" red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in premature infants and the subsequent development of NEC (4-9). On a physiological basis, a few explanations for transfusion-associated NEC have been proposed: 1) the physiological impact of anemia that can initiate a cascade of events leading to ischemic-hypoxemic mucosal gut injury predisposing to NEC [10]; and 2) increased splanchnic blood flow following RBC transfusion leading to reperfusion injury of gut mucosa.
Aim 1. This study will quantify inflammatory cytokine profiles in anemic infants cared for in the NICU prior to and after transfusion with packed red blood cells (PRBC), as dictated by current clinical guidelines for treatment of anemia, and prospectively assess for clinical signs and symptoms of NEC following each transfusion event.
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Aim 2. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) isolated from the pre- and post-transfusion blood samples will be assessed in vitro for neutrophil extracellular traps (NET) formation.
Aim 3. A) To determine whether significant anemia preceding a RBC transfusion is associated with impaired intestinal oxygenation, and whether a RBC transfusion temporarily increases splanchnic oxygenation. We postulate that the CSOR will be low (<0.75) at baseline measurement in infants with hemodynamically significant anemia, and that RBC transfusion will temporarily increase intestinal perfusion in that particular group of babies.
- To determine whether alterations in mesenteric regional oxygenation saturation(rSO2) can predict the development of NEC in VLBW infants. We hypothesize that overall cerebro-splanchnic oxygenation ratio (CSOR) values will be significantly lower among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants that develop NEC, when compared to CSOR values obtained in infants that do not develop NEC following RBC transfusion.
- Conditions
- Anemia of Prematurity, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Keywords
- gut reperfusion injury, blood transfusions, premature infants, anemia, regional oxygen saturations, necrotizing enterocolitis, mesenteric oxygenation
- Medical subject headings
- Anemia, Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Premature Birth
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Infants requiring PRBCs | Premature infants who require PRBCs for anemia that is not related to sepsis, surgery, NEC or immunologic abnormalities. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Serum cytokine content
Plasma samples will be analyzed for the protein content of 13 different cytokines via a multiplexed sandwich capture assay performed at the ARUP Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pathology. The cytokines and chemokines assayed will include: CD40 ligand, interferon-gamma, interleukin-10, interleukin-12, interleukin-13, interleukin-1-β, interleukin-2, interleukin-2-receptor, interleukin-4, interleukin-5, interleukin-6, IL-8, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha. In addition, we will assay components of the complement pathway including: total hemolytic complement, C3a, C5a, and FAB fragments in the alternative complement pathway. Cytokine protein levels before and after transfusion will be compared to each other and to the PRBC sample cytokine content.
Measured: 6 hrs
Secondary outcomes (1)
Assessment of NET formation
PMNs will be isolated from the participant blood samples following removal of the plasma via positive immunoselection. They will then be stimulated in vitro with NET-inducing stimuli such as lipopolysaccharide or platelet-activating factor for 1 hour under standard conditions and assayed for NET formation both qualitatively via confocal microscopy and quantitatively via histone H3 supernatant content as determined by ELISA and/or western blotting.
Measured: 6 hrs
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Nov 2012 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2012
- Primary completionApr 2015
- Study completionApr 2015
Why it stopped: Unable to recruit participants
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Anemia of PrematurityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of UtahThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Utah
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Susan Wiedmeier, MD, Principal investigator, University of UtahMariana Baserga, MD, Principal investigator, University of Utah
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01735552
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 51050
- Status last verified
- May 2015
- First submitted
- 22 Nov 2012
- Last updated
- 5 May 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Horbar JD, Badger GJ, Carpenter JH, Fanaroff AA, Kilpatrick S, LaCorte M, Phibbs R, Soll RF; Members of the Vermont Oxford Network. Trends in mortality and morbidity for very low birth weight infants, 1991-1999. Pediatrics. 2002 Jul;110(1 Pt 1):143-51. doi: 10.1542/peds.110.1.143.
PubMed 12093960Lemons JA, Bauer CR, Oh W, Korones SB, Papile LA, Stoll BJ, Verter J, Temprosa M, Wright LL, Ehrenkranz RA, Fanaroff AA, Stark A, Carlo W, Tyson JE, Donovan EF, Shankaran S, Stevenson DK. Very low birth weight outcomes of the National Institute of Child health and human development neonatal research network, January 1995 through December 1996. NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Pediatrics. 2001 Jan;107(1):E1. doi: 10.1542/peds.107.1.e1.
PubMed 11134465Stoll BJ. Epidemiology of necrotizing enterocolitis. Clin Perinatol. 1994 Jun;21(2):205-18. doi: 10.1016/S0095-5108(18)30341-5.
PubMed 8070222Mally P, Golombek SG, Mishra R, Nigam S, Mohandas K, Depalhma H, LaGamma EF. Association of necrotizing enterocolitis with elective packed red blood cell transfusions in stable, growing, premature neonates. Am J Perinatol. 2006 Nov;23(8):451-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-951300. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
PubMed 17009195Christensen RD, Lambert DK, Henry E, Wiedmeier SE, Snow GL, Baer VL, Gerday E, Ilstrup S, Pysher TJ. Is "transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis" an authentic pathogenic entity? Transfusion. 2010 May;50(5):1106-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02542.x. Epub 2009 Dec 29.
PubMed 20051059Josephson CD, Wesolowski A, Bao G, Sola-Visner MC, Dudell G, Castillejo MI, Shaz BH, Easley KA, Hillyer CD, Maheshwari A. Do red cell transfusions increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants? J Pediatr. 2010 Dec;157(6):972-978.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.054. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
PubMed 20650470Blau J, Calo JM, Dozor D, Sutton M, Alpan G, La Gamma EF. Transfusion-related acute gut injury: necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight neonates after packed red blood cell transfusion. J Pediatr. 2011 Mar;158(3):403-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.09.015. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
PubMed 21067771Singh R, Visintainer PF, Frantz ID 3rd, Shah BL, Meyer KM, Favila SA, Thomas MS, Kent DM. Association of necrotizing enterocolitis with anemia and packed red blood cell transfusions in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2011 Mar;31(3):176-82. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.145. Epub 2011 Jan 27.
PubMed 21273983El-Dib M, Narang S, Lee E, Massaro AN, Aly H. Red blood cell transfusion, feeding and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2011 Mar;31(3):183-7. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.157. Epub 2011 Jan 20.
PubMed 21252964
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 May 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Transfusion-related Inflammatory Cytokine and Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Quantification in Neonates.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01735552
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 51050
- Conditions
- Anemia of Prematurity, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Keywords
- gut reperfusion injury, blood transfusions, premature infants, anemia, regional oxygen saturations, necrotizing enterocolitis, mesenteric oxygenation
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Unable to recruit participants
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of UtahUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jun 2012
- Primary completion
- Apr 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Apr 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Nov 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Despite many advances in neonatal care, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants. NEC is the most common life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit, affecting between 3.8% and 13% of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants (1-3). More recently interest has intensified regarding the possible association between "elective" red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in premature infants and the subsequent development of NEC (4-9). On a physiological basis, a few explanations for transfusion-associated NEC have been proposed: 1) the physiological impact of anemia that can initiate a cascade of events leading to ischemic-hypoxemic mucosal gut injury predisposing to NEC [10]; and 2) increased splanchnic blood flow following RBC transfusion leading to reperfusion injury of gut mucosa.
Aim 1. This study will quantify inflammatory cytokine profiles in anemic infants cared for in the NICU prior to and after transfusion with packed red blood cells (PRBC), as dictated by current clinical guidelines for treatment of anemia, and prospectively assess for clinical signs and symptoms of NEC following each transfusion event.
Aim 2. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) isolated from the pre- and post-transfusion blood samples will be assessed in vitro for neutrophil extracellular traps (NET) formation.
Aim 3. A) To determine whether significant anemia preceding a RBC transfusion is associated with impaired intestinal oxygenation, and whether a RBC transfusion temporarily increases splanchnic oxygenation. We postulate that the CSOR will be low (<0.75) at baseline measurement in infants with hemodynamically significant anemia, and that RBC transfusion will temporarily increase intestinal perfusion in that particular group of babies.
- To determine whether alterations in mesenteric regional oxygenation saturation(rSO2) can predict the development of NEC in VLBW infants. We hypothesize that overall cerebro-splanchnic oxygenation ratio (CSOR) values will be significantly lower among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants that develop NEC, when compared to CSOR values obtained in infants that do not develop NEC following RBC transfusion.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Infants requiring PRBCs | – | –Premature infants who require PRBCs for anemia that is not related to sepsis, surgery, NEC or immunologic abnormalities. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 12 weeks
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Premature infants admitted into the University of Utah (UUMC), Primary Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and Intermountain Medical Center's (IMC) Neonatal Intesive Care Unit (NICUs)
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Inpatient in NICU at UUMC, PCMC, or IMC
- Gestational age at birth ≤ 32 weeks
- Birth weight ≤ 1500 grams
- Age ≤ 12 weeks of life
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Lack of parental consent
- Multiple congenital anomalies
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Serum cytokine content
Time frame: 6 hrs
Plasma samples will be analyzed for the protein content of 13 different cytokines via a multiplexed sandwich capture assay performed at the ARUP Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pathology. The cytokines and chemokines assayed will include: CD40 ligand, interferon-gamma, interleukin-10, interleukin-12, interleukin-13, interleukin-1-β, interleukin-2, interleukin-2-receptor, interleukin-4, interleukin-5, interleukin-6, IL-8, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha. In addition, we will assay components of the complement pathway including: total hemolytic complement, C3a, C5a, and FAB fragments in the alternative complement pathway. Cytokine protein levels before and after transfusion will be compared to each other and to the PRBC sample cytokine content.
1 secondary outcome
Assessment of NET formation
Time frame: 6 hrs
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: Unable to recruit participants). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 May 2015.
- Background: PubMed 12093960Horbar JD, Badger GJ, Carpenter JH, Fanaroff AA, Kilpatrick S, LaCorte M, Phibbs R, Soll RF; Members of the Vermont Oxford Network. Trends in mortality and morbidity for very low birth weight infants, 1991-1999. Pediatrics. 2002 Jul;110(1 Pt 1):143-51. doi: 10.1542/peds.110.1.143.
- Background: PubMed 11134465Lemons JA, Bauer CR, Oh W, Korones SB, Papile LA, Stoll BJ, Verter J, Temprosa M, Wright LL, Ehrenkranz RA, Fanaroff AA, Stark A, Carlo W, Tyson JE, Donovan EF, Shankaran S, Stevenson DK. Very low birth weight outcomes of the National Institute of Child health and human development neonatal research network, January 1995 through December 1996. NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Pediatrics. 2001 Jan;107(1):E1. doi: 10.1542/peds.107.1.e1.
- Background: PubMed 8070222Stoll BJ. Epidemiology of necrotizing enterocolitis. Clin Perinatol. 1994 Jun;21(2):205-18. doi: 10.1016/S0095-5108(18)30341-5.
- Background: PubMed 17009195Mally P, Golombek SG, Mishra R, Nigam S, Mohandas K, Depalhma H, LaGamma EF. Association of necrotizing enterocolitis with elective packed red blood cell transfusions in stable, growing, premature neonates. Am J Perinatol. 2006 Nov;23(8):451-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-951300. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
- Background: PubMed 20051059Christensen RD, Lambert DK, Henry E, Wiedmeier SE, Snow GL, Baer VL, Gerday E, Ilstrup S, Pysher TJ. Is "transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis" an authentic pathogenic entity? Transfusion. 2010 May;50(5):1106-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02542.x. Epub 2009 Dec 29.
- Background: PubMed 20650470Josephson CD, Wesolowski A, Bao G, Sola-Visner MC, Dudell G, Castillejo MI, Shaz BH, Easley KA, Hillyer CD, Maheshwari A. Do red cell transfusions increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants? J Pediatr. 2010 Dec;157(6):972-978.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.054. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
- Background: PubMed 21067771Blau J, Calo JM, Dozor D, Sutton M, Alpan G, La Gamma EF. Transfusion-related acute gut injury: necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight neonates after packed red blood cell transfusion. J Pediatr. 2011 Mar;158(3):403-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.09.015. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
- Background: PubMed 21273983Singh R, Visintainer PF, Frantz ID 3rd, Shah BL, Meyer KM, Favila SA, Thomas MS, Kent DM. Association of necrotizing enterocolitis with anemia and packed red blood cell transfusions in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2011 Mar;31(3):176-82. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.145. Epub 2011 Jan 27.
- Background: PubMed 21252964El-Dib M, Narang S, Lee E, Massaro AN, Aly H. Red blood cell transfusion, feeding and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2011 Mar;31(3):183-7. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.157. Epub 2011 Jan 20.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Susan Wiedmeier, MD principal investigator
University of Utah
Mariana Baserga, MD principal investigator
University of Utah
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Anemia of Prematurity and Necrotizing Enterocolitis, run by University of Utah at 3 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 May 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: Unable to recruit participants). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Serum cytokine content (time frame: 6 hrs). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01735552, which also lists 9 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 May 2015; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.