ISRCTN ISRCTN80181452
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN80181452
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01035190
Secondary identifying numbers Grand_Award_Health-F5_2009-223060
Submission date
21/06/2010
Registration date
26/07/2010
Last edited
28/08/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Neonatal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Dirk Bassler
Scientific

Calwerstrasse 7
Tuebingen
72076
Germany

Phone +49 (0)7071 2986176
Email dirk.bassler@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Study information

Study designEuropean multicentre randomised placebo controlled parallel group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please contact neurosis.studycoordinator@med.uni-tuebingen.de to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEfficacy and safety of inhaled budesonide in very preterm infants at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a phase III trial
Study acronymNEuroSIS
Study objectivesEarly prophylactic inhalation of budesonide reduces the absolute risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death in preterm infants born less than 28 weeks gestational age by 10%.
Ethics approval(s)The Independant Ethics Committee (IEC) of the University of Tuebingen approved on the 19th of November 2009
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedBronchopulmonary dysplasia
InterventionActive substance (inhaled Budesonide - 200 µg per puff) and placebo will be given from:
Day 1 till Day 14 2 x 2 puffs per day and from Day 15 onward 2 x 1 puff per day.

Inhalation is performed till the patients:
1. Are off supplemental oxygen and off mechanical ventilation (or CPAP) for at least 72 hours, or
2. Have reached 32 + 0 weeks of gestational age irrespective ventilatory/oxygen status

Follow up will be performed at 18 - 22 months of corrected age.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase III
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Budesonide
Primary outcome measureCombination of BPD or death at 36 weeks gestational age
Secondary outcome measures1. All cause mortality at 36 weeks gestational age
2. BPD at 36 weeks gestational age
3. Duration of positive pressure respiratory support and supplemental oxygen
4. Neurodevelopmental disability at 18 - 22 months corrected age
5. Adverse treatment effects
6. All grades of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) and/or peri-ventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
7. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
8. Intestinal perforations and/or necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) (Bell stage 2 - 3)
9. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
10. Culture proven infections
11. Growth
12. Length of hospitalisation
13. Infants requiring re-intubation
Overall study start date01/04/2010
Completion date31/03/2012

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNeonate
SexBoth
Target number of participants850
Key inclusion criteria1. Gestational age of 23 0/7 - 27 6/7 weeks
2. Postnatal age less than 12 hours
3. Necessity for any form of positive pressure support (mechanical or nasal ventilation or continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP])
4. Singleton or second born in case of multiple pregnancy
5. Parental consent for participation
Key exclusion criteria1. Clinical decision not to administer therapies (infant not considered viable)
2. Dysmorphic features or congenital malformations that adversely affect life expectancy or neurodevelopment
3. Known or suspected congenital heart disease (not including a persistent ductus arteriosus and/or an atrial septum defect)
Date of first enrolment01/04/2010
Date of final enrolment31/03/2012

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Czech Republic
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Calwerstrasse 7
Tuebingen
72076
Germany

Sponsor information

University Children`s Hospital of Tuebingen (Germany)
Hospital/treatment centre

Calwerstrasse 7
Tuebingen
72076
Germany

Phone +49 (0)7071 2986176
Email neurosis.studycoordinator@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Website http://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/kinder/en/
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Funders

Funder type

Government

European Union (EU) (Belgium) - Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) (ref: 223060)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 01/07/2010 Yes No
Results article results 15/10/2015 Yes No
Results article results 11/01/2018 Yes No

Editorial Notes

28/08/2018: Publication reference added.