Baby Observational and Nutritional Study (BONUS)

September 25, 2015 updated by: Bonnie Ramsey, Seattle Children's Hospital

Baby Observational and Nutritional Study (BONUS)

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening disease that causes breathing and digestive problems, but can now be diagnosed at the time of birth. Lung function is very hard to measure in infants, but growth is not. In this study the investigators aim to define growth in infants with CF in the first year of life with research quality precision and to understand factors that interfere with good growth.

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) will be also be studied in a subgroup of infants. Two different doses of PERT will be evaluated for improving fat and nitrogen absorption in infants with CF.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) has decreased the prevalence of malnutrition in infancy, but suboptimal nutrition still persists. In one study, 60% of infants diagnosed by NBS achieved their birth weight percentile by two years of age, while 40% did not. The many factors that contribute to this poor growth have not been defined and persist despite pancreatic enzyme supplementation. Although published guidelines for the clinical management of infants with cystic fibrosis in the U.S. and Europe exist, there is an alarming scarcity of evidence to dictate care. In order to proceed with large scale randomized studies to evaluate the range of interventions for infants with CF, we need to not only develop precise techniques for measuring growth but also pursue unexplored factors that may contribute to poor growth.

This is a multi-center observational clinical study with a nested interventional PERT sub-study. The observational study was designed to follow in a prospective manner incident cases of CF for up to 12 months. The PERT sub-study is a randomized, double-blind, crossover sub-study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two doses of PERT (pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy) for improving coefficient of fat absorption (CFA) in the stool of infants with CF. The PERT sub-study was unable to enroll and closed. No results available.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

231

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202
        • Arkansas Children's Hospital
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • Children's Hospital Colorado
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
        • Emory CF Center
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Riley Hospital for Children
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • Iowa City University of Iowa
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • University of Michigan
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital CF Care Center
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
        • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
    • Missouri
      • St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
      • St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
        • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14222
        • State University of New York at Buffalo
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
        • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health and Science University
    • Pennsylvania
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
        • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Vanderbilt CF Center
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78723
        • Austin Children's Chest Associates
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
        • Cook Children's Medical Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Texas Children's Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108
        • University of Utah
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
        • Seattle Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 3 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Infants diagnosed with CF who attend regular clinic visits during the first year of life

Description

Observational Study

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Signed informed consent
  2. Males or females no more than three and one half (3.5) months of age at enrollment
  3. Documentation of a CF diagnosis as evidenced by:

    1. One or more of the following: one or more clinical features consistent with the CF phenotype OR a positive newborn screening (NBS) OR a positive pre-natal screen

      AND

    2. One or more of the following: sweat chloride ≥ 60 mEq/liter by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test (QPIT) OR two well-characterized mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene
  4. Enrolled in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. (Patients may enroll in the Registry at Enrollment Visit if not previously enrolled.)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Children unable to take full oral feeds
  2. Any serious or active medical condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, contributes to malabsorption, interferes with normal growth, or would otherwise interfere with subject's treatment, assessment, or compliance with the protocol.
  3. Gestational age less than 35 weeks and/or birth weight < 2.5 kg.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Cystic Fibrosis in 1st 3 months of life
Early Diagnosis: Children diagnosed with CF in first 3 months of life

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incremental gain in weight, length, and head circumference
Time Frame: one year
To define and describe incremental weight gain and linear growth in the first year of life utilizing research quality growth measures that will be applicable as efficacy outcomes for future interventional studies in infants with CF
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Drucy Borowitz, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Leung, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Principal Investigator: James Heubi, MD, University of Cincinnati
  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Gelfond, MD, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 26, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 29, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BONUS-IP-11
  • R01DK095738 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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