Ceftriaxone and Jaundice in Neonates (CEFT)

April 5, 2021 updated by: University of Rochester

Effect of Ceftriaxone on Neonatal Jaundice

Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic often used for the management of sepsis. Neonates commonly have jaundice during the first postnatal week. Ceftriaxone will be given as standard of care for sepsis and investigators will observe the effect on jaundice.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

27

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

    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester Medical Center

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

3 years to 3 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Term neonates

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Term infants with sepsis requiring IV antibiotics for more than 3 days and who has total serum bilirubin 6-12 mg/dL and resolving by day 4 of life.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infants with asphyxia (Apgar score <3 at 5 minutes), chromosomal disorder, failed hearing test at baseline, family history of hearing loss, unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy, TORCH infection, craniofacial malformations, listeria monocytogenes infection, and any clinical conditions which will preclude discharge to home.

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Ceftriaxone Arm
Eligible infants will receive ceftriaxone as standard of care for sepsis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change in bilirubin binding assays
Time Frame: baseline and through study completion, an average of 1 hour
baseline and through study completion, an average of 1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Automated brain stem evoke response test
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 hour
through study completion, an average of 1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

August 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 30, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 28, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 5, 2021

Last Verified

April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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