Budesonide + Surfactant for Premature Birth Complications
(BiB Trial)
Trial Summary
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial does not specify if participants must stop taking their current medications, but it does exclude infants who have received certain medications like systemic steroids or indomethacin before enrollment.
What data supports the effectiveness of the drug Budesonide for premature birth complications?
Is Budesonide safe for use in humans?
How is the drug Budesonide + Surfactant unique for treating premature birth complications?
What is the purpose of this trial?
This trial tests a mix of a steroid and a lung-helping substance on very premature babies to reduce severe lung problems or death. The treatment works by reducing lung inflammation and helping the lungs stay open. Steroids like dexamethasone have been used to treat and prevent chronic lung disease in infants, showing beneficial effects.
Research Team
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, MD
Principal Investigator
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria
The BiB Trial is for liveborn infants born between 22 and 28 weeks of gestation or weighing between 401 - 1000 grams. They must be less than 48 hours old and require surfactant treatment. Infants with certain conditions, previous steroid use, enrollment in another trial, or major malformations are not eligible.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Randomization and Initial Treatment
Infants are randomized to receive either budesonide with surfactant or surfactant alone within 48 hours of birth
Treatment Monitoring
Participants are monitored for the development of BPD or death until 36 weeks' post-menstrual age
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for severe neurodevelopmental impairment or death at 2-year follow-up
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Budesonide
- Surfactant
Budesonide is already approved in European Union, United States, Canada for the following indications:
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Allergic rhinitis
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Microscopic colitis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Allergic rhinitis
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Lead Sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator