Erythropoietin in Management of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

May 29, 2017 updated by: ASAli, Assiut University

Effect of Erythropoietin and Hypothermia on Management of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy occurs in one to three infants per 1000 term births, and up to 12 000 infants are affected each year in the united state of America. Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is not preventable in most cases, and therapies are limited. Hypothermia improves outcomes and is the current standard of care. Yet clinical trials suggest that 44% to 53% of infants who receive hypothermia will die or suffer moderate to severe neurological disability. Therefore, novel neuroprotective therapies are urgently needed to further reduce the rate and severity of neurodevelopmental disabilities resulting from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

Erythropoietin is a novel neuroprotective agent, with remarkable neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects in animals. Rodent and primate models of neonatal brain injury support the safety and efficacy of multiple erythropoietin doses for improving histological and functional outcomes after hypoxia-ischaemia.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The cellular mechanisms by which erythropoietin exert neuroprotection are complex and not completely understood. In the acute period after hypoxia ischaemia, erythropoietin signaling in the brain induces several neuroprotective mechanisms. In addition to its anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties, erythropoietin also increases antioxidant activities and reduces excitotoxic cell injury.

In addition to its acute effects, erythropoietin stimulates growth factor release, enhances neurogenesis and angiogenesis, and promotes long-term repair and plasticity. Thus, erythropoietin provides neuroprotective and trophic effects that last well beyond the acute period of injury erythropoietin .enhances neurogenesis and directs multipotent neural stem cells to differentiate toward a neuronal cell fate.

In a clinical trial performed in China, Zhu et al. studied 167 neonates with of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy that were randomized to receive erythropoietin (300-500U/kg) or placebo every second day for 2 weeks. The first dose of erythropoietin was given within 48 hours of delivery. Compared with placebo-treated infants, infants that received erythropoietin were less likely to die or have moderate to severe disability at 18 months of age (44% vs 25%, p=0.02).

Similarly, Elmahdy et al. studied 30 infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy who were randomized to receive five daily doses of 2500 units/kg erythropoietin, or placebo, with the first dose given within 24 hours of delivery. The erythropoietin-treated infants demonstrated improved electroencephalography backgrounds, reduced biomarkers of oxidative stress after 2 weeks, and improved neurodevelopment at 6 months of age compared with placebo treated infants.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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

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 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. ≥ 36 weeks of gestational age.
  2. whole body cooling within 6 hours after birth.

  3. Perinatal depression based on at least one of the following:

    1. Apgar score < 5 at 10 minutes.
    2. Need for resuscitation at 10 minutes.
    3. pH < 7.1 in cord and Base deficit ≥ 15 mmol/L.
    4. Moderate or severe encephalopathy according to sernat and sernat staging.

Exclusion Criteria:

1-Admitted after 24 hour of birth. 2-Birth weight < 1800 g (e.g., intrauterine growth restriction) 3-Genetic or congenital condition that affects neurodevelopment. 3-Torch infection and neonatal sepsis. 4-complex congenital heart disease. 5-severe dysmorphic feature . 6-Microcephaly:Head circumference < 2 stander deviations below mean for gestational age.

7-Polycythemia (hematocrit > 65%). 8-Premature rupture of membrane or chorioamnionitis.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: study group
Within 4 to 6 hours after birth all cases with moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy will be enrolled in therapeutic hypothermia using total body cooling and temperature and Receive erythropoietin (1000 U/kg intravenously) on days 1, 2, 3, 5 ,7 and 9 (six doses,first two doses will be daily from the first day and last 4 doses will be every 2 days)
Drug: Erythropoietin
injection
Placebo Comparator: control group
Within 4 to 6 hours after birth cases with moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy enrolled in therapeutic hypothermia using total body cooling and temperature and Receive normal saline on days 1, 2, 3, 5 ,7 and 9 (six doses,first two doses will be daily from the first day and last 4 doses will be every 2 days)
Drug: normal saline
injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Death or long-term major neurodevelopmental disability according to Griffith score.
Time Frame: 12 month
The score is reported as normal if the score is between 85 and 114, mildly delayed if the score is 1 Stander deviation below the mean (<85), and significantly delayed if the score is 2 Stander deviation below the mean (<70)
12 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
cerebral palsy
Time Frame: 12 month
Presence and type of cerebral palsy determined using a standardized neurologic examination: no cerebral palsy,diplegic cerebral palsy,hemiplegic cerebral palsy, quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
12 month
Epilepsy.
Time Frame: 12 month age.
define as 2 or more afebrile unprovoked seizure.
12 month age.
Magnetic resonance image evidence of brain injury.
Time Frame: 2-3 weeks after birth.
The magnetic resonant imaging global scores will range from 48 to 186. score at 48 showing no evidence of acute injury; injury considers mild if the global score will between 49and 59, moderate if between 60 and 80 and severe if more than 81.
2-3 weeks after birth.
Electroencephalogram evidence of brain injury.
Time Frame: 1 weeks after birth
EEG will be graded in to normal ,mild ,severe and isoelectric using EEG score according to Murray et al 2009
1 weeks after birth
Adverse effect of erythropoietin
Time Frame: 12 months
A-Hypertension: a systolic blood pressure in a neonate which is above 95th percentile for age and sex on three separate occasions; B- thrombotic events; C-polycythemia: central venous hematocrit of greater than 65%. D- red cell aplasia secondary to antierythropoietic antibodies. OR any other adverse effect appear during hospital stay or follow up.
12 months
seizure
Time Frame: during 2 weeks after birth
number of clinical and electroencephalogram seizure
during 2 weeks after birth

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Assiut University

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

December 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 18, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 29, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • EHIE

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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