Immune Suppression Of Infants Treated With Steroids - Full Text View

Purpose

The goal of this study is to clarify the degree of immune suppression in infants requiring therapy and to create guidelines for evaluation and prevention of infection in infants on oral steroids for hemangiomas.

Condition	Intervention
Hemangioma	Drug: Prednisolone


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Immune Suppression of Infants Treated With Oral Corticosteroids for Infantile Hemangiomas: A Pilot Study

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Drug Information available for: Prednisolone Prednisolone acetate Methylprednisolone acetate Methylprednisolone Prednisolone sodium phosphate Prednisolone phosphate Prednisolone sodium succinate Methylprednisolone sodium succinate

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Further study details as provided by Beth Drolet, Medical College of Wisconsin:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Lymphocyte Subtest of Complete Blood Count Analysis (Primary Immunodeficiency) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Measurement of absolute lymphocyte count and % lymphocyte found during a Complete Blood Count analysis.

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Collection of blood samples at each visit. Following laboratory testing, no samples were retained.


Enrollment:	16
Study Start Date:	October 2006
Study Completion Date:	July 2010
Primary Completion Date:	April 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Infantile Hemangioma Patients Infants with infantile hemangioma being treated clinically with oral prednisolone sodium phosphate suspensions.	Drug: Prednisolone Oral prednisolone sodium phosphate suspension administered in dosage of 15mg/5mL. Medication administered every morning at a starting daily dose of 2.5mg/kg. Other Name: steroid

Detailed Description:

Infants with large or complicated hemangiomas are often treated systemically with oral steroids. The side effects of the drug on young infants has not been studied. The goal of this study is to clarify the degree of immune suppression in infants requiring therapy and to create guidelines for evaluation and prevention of infection in infants on oral steroids for hemangiomas. Prednisone will be started according to established standard of care. Visits will occur every four weeks for follow-up. There will be six blood draws from baseline to completion of study. Approximately up to 1 ½ teaspoons per blood sample will be drawn to test the strength of the infant's immune system. Participation in this study will last up to 14 months or until stabilization of the hemangioma. Evaluation will occur 12 weeks after discontinuing the steroid for its long-term effects on the immune system.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 6 Months (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects were recruited from a hospital based pediatric dermatology clinic.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Infants < 6 months of age with infantile hemangiomas requiring treatment with oral corticosteroids
Infant must be enrolled prior to initiation of steroid therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

Infants > 6 months of age
Infants already receiving oral corticosteroid treatment prior to the start of this study
Infants with know immunodeficiencies
Infants receiving other oral medications for the treatment of hemangiomas

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00433940

Locations


United States, Wisconsin
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical College of Wisconsin

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Beth A Drolet, MD	Medical College of Wisconsin

More Information


Responsible Party:	Beth Drolet, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00433940 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Immune Suppression of Infants
Study First Received:	February 9, 2007
Last Updated:	January 23, 2013

Keywords provided by Beth Drolet, Medical College of Wisconsin:


Hemangioma Corticosteroid Prednisone

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Hemangioma Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Prednisolone acetate Methylprednisolone acetate Prednisolone Methylprednisolone Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate Prednisolone hemisuccinate Prednisolone phosphate Anti-Inflammatory Agents	Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Gastrointestinal Agents Neuroprotective Agents Protective Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017