Early Ibuprofen Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Premature Infants (TRIOCAPI) (TRIOCAPI)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01630278 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 28, 2012
Last Update Posted : July 8, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus | Drug: Ibuprofen Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 363 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Impact of Early Targeted Ibuprofene Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) on Long Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Premature Infants (TRIOCAPI) |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Small ductus | |
Experimental: Large ductus ibuprofen
Very premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive ibuprofen before 12 hours of life
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Drug: Ibuprofen
Very premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive ibuprofen before 12 hours of life |
Placebo Comparator: Large ductus placebo
Very premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive placebo before 12 hours of life
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Drug: Placebo
Very premature infants with a large ductus, selected by an early echocardiogram, will receive placebo before 12 hours of life |
- 2-year survival without cerebral palsy [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) score at 2 years [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Incidence of other prematurity-related morbidities (pulmonary, digestive, neurological, renal) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]To compare the outcome between the large and the small ductus groups
- Comparison of outcome according to the McNamara stage at surgical ligation [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 28 Weeks (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Gestational less than 28 weeks
- Postnatal age less than 12 hours

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01630278
France | |
University Hopsital | |
Angers, France | |
University Hopsital | |
Bordeaux, France | |
University Hospital | |
Créteil, France | |
University Hospital | |
Grenoble, France | |
University Hospital | |
Lille, France | |
University Hospital | |
Marseille, France | |
Univesity Hospital | |
Montpellier, France | |
University Hospital | |
Nantes, France | |
University Hospital (AP-HP Groupe hospitalier) | |
Paris, France | |
University Hospital | |
Rennes, France | |
University Hospital | |
Tours, France |
Study Chair: | Jean-Christophe ROZE, Professor | Nantes University Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Nantes University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01630278 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BRD/10/06-O |
First Posted: | June 28, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 8, 2019 |
Last Verified: | July 2019 |
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