Compassionate Use of IV Fish Oil for Parenteral Nutrition (PN) Liver Injury (Omegaven)

Compassionate Use of an Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Comprised of Fish Oil in the Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition Induced Liver Injury in Children

To establish a process by which critically ill infants with parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease can receive a fish oil-based intravenous lipid emulsion (Omegaven®) for compassionate use when no satisfactory alternative treatments are available.

Study Overview

Status

Approved for marketing

Conditions

Detailed Description

Patients who meet the inclusion criteria (having a direct bilirubin ≥4.0 mg/dL) and are consented will be discontinued from standard soybean-based lipid emulsion and started on Omegaven®. Omegaven® will be infused continuously via either a peripheral or central catheter at a dose of 1 gm/kg/day along with parenteral nutrition (PN).

Study Type

Expanded Access

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • University Health System

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

2 weeks to 2 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria :

- >14 days <24 months* Anatomic short gut (< 50 % bowel removed) with total bilirubin > or = 4 mg/dL Or severe dysmotility of gut reflecting non functional gut with total bilirubin > or = 4 mg/dL Receiving at least 60 % calories by intravenous infusion Requires IV nutrition an additional 28 days * Patients with direct bilirubin > or = 6 mg/dL who do not meet criteria above but meet criteria with * If infants qualify for high risk ARM (gastroschisis, ileal atresia, <750 grams and stage III NEC) d bilirubin >1 mg/dL but less than 4 mg/dL.

Exclusion Criteria:

Congenital lethal condition (e.g. Trisomy 13) Clinically severe bleeding Evidence of viral hepatitis or primary liver disease as etiology of their cholestasis Other health problems such as survival extremely unlikely even if cholestasis improves Known allergies to eggs or shellfish

Study Plan

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Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cynthia Blanco, MD, University of Texas

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Study record dates

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Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 3, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 12, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

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Terms related to this study

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