Assessing the Drug Exposure Risk of Infants Breastfed by Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

79 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-08-31

Study Completion Date

2024-11-05

Brief Summary

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Breastfeeding is beneficial to both mother and baby. However, many breastfeeding women are affected by long-term health conditions and need to take medications.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is marked by an abnormal response of the body's immune system, and high levels of certain proteins that cause inflammation (Cytokines like Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha or TNF). A group of drugs called "biologics" target and stop these proteins from causing inflammation, and have been successfully used to treat this condition. Inflammatory proteins may be present in breast milk of healthy women in variable levels, and may play a role in development of infant's brain and immune system.

This observational study is conducted to investigate:

* Concentration of some of the inflammatory proteins in breast milk of mothers with IBD and healthy controls
* Interaction between these proteins and biologics in breast milk of women with IBD
* Potential role of these proteins (and their interaction with biologics) on development of infant learning and memory function It has been presumed that concentrations of TNF and some other cytokines are higher in breast milk of women with IBD, and the biologics can normalize these high levels.

Note: Due to the pandemic, the study now consists of reduced number of study visits. The mandatory visits include two home visits in the first 4 months postpartum to complete a participant questionnaire and collect a small sample of breast milk at each visit. The optional study visits consist of two visits at the Hospital for Sick Children for evaluation of learning and memory function of the infant at the ages of 12 and 18 months. Additionally, mothers will be required to complete for their infant subscales of The Ages and Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ®-3) either in person or over the telephone at the ages of 12 months and 18 months.

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Detailed Description

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The inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows the highest incidence among people of childbearing age. Indeed, it is not uncommon that pregnant or lactating women with IBD require drug therapy, including monoclonal antibodies against Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF).

TNF and TNF-dependent chemokines are normally expressed in milk. Importantly, experimental data indicate enhanced brain growth and cognitive development in the mouse offspring given milk deficient in TNF and TNF-dependent chemokines. Patients with IBD are often treated with monoclonal antibodies against TNF (TNFmAb). Although TNFmAb is used during breastfeeding due to their minimal milk excretion, whether it affects endogenous TNF/chemokines in human milk is not known.

Our hypotheses are: 1) Women with IBD have higher TNF (and TNF-dependent chemokines) in milk than non-IBD control women, because of the inflammatory condition; and 2) Women with IBD receiving TNFmAb have lower TNF (and TNF-dependent chemokines) in milk than those with IBD who are not treated with TNFmAb.

We conduct an observational study of breastfeeding women with or without IBD. Some of these women with IBD are likely to be receiving TNFmAb. We measure milk concentrations of TNF and TNF-dependent chemokines in early (5-6 weeks postpartum) and mid-lactation period (13-14 weeks postpartum). Also, as an exploratory analysis, we assess their infant's cognitive and language development at 12 month and 18 months using Bayley-III tool.

Note:

Because there was no information at the outset of the study on cytokine profiles in milk of women with inflammatory conditions including IBD, a formal sample size could not be estimated. Although a provisional target was set, the study was designed to continue for the planned study duration as no stopping rule had been defined. Also, our original protocol included a population pharmacokinetic study of TNFmAb in milk. However, due to the pandemic and difficulty in developing the assay method, we were not able to start this part of the project.

Conditions

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Crohn's Disease Ulcerative Colitis Healthy Controls

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Women with IBD

This group is composed of breastfeeding women aged over 18 years and in their first 4-month postpartum period, who are diagnosed with Crohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis. Some of them were receiving anti-TNF monoclonal antibody prescribed by their prescribers (outside this observational study) at a standard dose and interval.

The IBD group was divided into 2 subgroups: with or without anti-TNF antibody use

Intervention Type OTHER

This observational study enrolled women with IBD, and some of them were receiving a treatment with anti-TNF monoclonal antibody, which was prescribed by their responsible prescribers at a standard dose and dosing interval.

Healthy breastfeeding women

This group is composed of healthy breastfeeding women aged over 18 years and in their first 4-month postpartum period.

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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The IBD group was divided into 2 subgroups: with or without anti-TNF antibody use

This observational study enrolled women with IBD, and some of them were receiving a treatment with anti-TNF monoclonal antibody, which was prescribed by their responsible prescribers at a standard dose and dosing interval.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Breastfeeding women with IBD or healthy breastfeeding women in the first 4-month postpartum period

Exclusion Criteria

* unable to communicate in English
* Present illness of chronic inflammatory conditions (except IBD)
* Mastitis
* Present acute or chronic infection
* use of a different anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) drug within the last 2 months

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes