Mild Encephalopathy in the Newborn Treated With Darbepoetin
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Official title
Mild Encephalopathy in the Newborn Treated With Darbepoetin (MEND)
Brief summary
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This is a Phase II multicenter placebo-controlled randomized, feasibility/safety trial. Infants \>34 week gestational age with perinatal acidemia and mild neonatal encephalopathy on the modified Sarnat neurologic examination at less than six hours of age. Participants will be randomized to receive either one dose of Darbepoetin, or placebo within 24 hours of birth. Neurodevelopmental testing (Bayley (III or IV) and Gross Motor Function Assessment) will be performed at 24 months of age. Pharmacokinetics will be assessed on those infants that received Darbe.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03071861
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 28 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 1 Hour to 24 Hours
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 30, 2017
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2019
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2022
- Last update posted
- Dec 20, 2023
2017 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84108 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 20, 2023 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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