Title
IBP-9414 for the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
A Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel-group, Dose Escalation Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of IBP-9414 Administered in Preterm Infants.
Phase
Phase 2Lead Sponsor
Infant Bacterial TherapeuticsStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Necrotizing EnterocolitisIntervention/Treatment
lactobacillus reuteri ...Study Participants
120Two different dose levels will be evaluated in two different birth weight categories, compared to placebo with regards to safety and tolerability.
Sterile water
Inclusion Criteria: Gestational age ≤32 weeks Birth weight: a) ≤ 2,000 g and b) ≤ 1,000 g. < 48 hours of age. Written informed consent from the patient's legally authorized representative(s). Exclusion Criteria: Participation in an additional interventional clinical trial in which an investigational drug will be administered. Infants in extremis to whom no further intensive care is offered by attending neonatologist (e.g., infant being provided only hospice/comfort care). Congenital or acquired gastrointestinal pathology. Other conditions of the infant, which in the opinion of the attending neonatologist, preclude participation.