Investigational Study of Oral Fish Oil in Treating Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease

NCT ID: NCT01191177

Last Updated: 2017-06-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of oral fish oil(Lovaza)in normalizing liver function in patients who have parenteral nutrition associated liver disease. The investigators believe that patients who take oral fish oil will normalize liver function faster than those who do not

Detailed Description

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This is designed as a randomized placebo controlled trial of oral fish oil (Lovaza) in normalizing parenteral nutrition associated liver disease.

Conditions

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Liver Disease Short Bowel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Lovaza group

Patients randomized to this group will receive Lovaza 1gram per kilogram of body weight, not exceeding 4grams a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl ester)

Intervention Type DRUG

supplied as 1gram transparent soft-gelatin capsules filled with yellow oil, dosage is 1gram per kilogram of body weight per day, not exceeding 4grams per day until normalization of liver function test

Placebo group

Patients randomized to this group will receive corn oil supplement 1gram per kilogram of body weight, not exceeding 4grams per day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Corn oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1 gram per kilogram body weight per day, not exceeding 4 grams

Interventions

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Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl ester)

supplied as 1gram transparent soft-gelatin capsules filled with yellow oil, dosage is 1gram per kilogram of body weight per day, not exceeding 4grams per day until normalization of liver function test

Intervention Type DRUG

Corn oil

1 gram per kilogram body weight per day, not exceeding 4 grams

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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fish oil

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* History of parenteral nutrition(PN)administration \>4weeks
* PN associated liver disease from intestinal failure
* ability to take full enteral feed
* body weight equal or greater than 3kg
* elevated ALT level twice of that normal(ALT\>84)at the time PN is weaned off

Exclusion Criteria

* Hemodynamic instability
* renal failure
* suspected congenital obstruction of the hepatobiliary system
* diagnosis hepatitis A, B, or C
* diagnosis of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
* diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection
* diagnosis of HIV
* children in care
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Days

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Harvard University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

GlaxoSmithKline

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tom Jaksic

W. Hardy Hendren Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tom Jaksic, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Hopsital Boston

Locations

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Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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09-02-0066

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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