Dose Optimization of Caffeine for HIE

NCT06448780 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2026-04-07

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Summary

This is a phase Ib, open-label, dose-validating and safety study of caffeine in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.

Conditions

  • Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Interventions

DRUG

Caffeine citrate 20 mg/kg

Following loading dose of 20 mg/kg of caffeine citrate IV, participants will receive 2 daily doses of 10 mg/kg caffeine citrate IV.

DRUG

Caffeine citrate 30 mg/kg

Following loading dose of 30 mg/kg of caffeine citrate IV, participants will receive 2 daily doses of 10 mg/kg caffeine citrate IV.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wesley M Jackson, MD, MPH · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Max Age
24 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-26
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2028-11-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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