Overview

Oxytocin Treatment in Neonates and Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-03-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind part of the phase III trial to assess the safety and efficacy of 4 weeks oxytocin (OT) administration on oral and social skills in neonates/infants with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) aged less than 3 months at inclusion. Phase III clinical trial.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Toulouse
Collaborators:
Epidemiological and Clinical Research Information Network
International Clinical Trials Association
Treatments:
Oxytocin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female neonate or infant, with PWS genetically confirmed.

2. Age <92 days (plus a tolerance of up to 8 days maximum) (for preterm infants, born
before 37 weeks amenorrhea, corrected age will be applied).

3. Signed informed consent obtained from the parents/holders of parental authority.

4. Parents willing and able to comply with all study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

- 1. Neonate or infant currently admitted to the emergency care unit for ongoing
life-threatening comorbidities like severe respiratory, cardiovascular or neurological
abnormalities.

2. Neonate or infant with prolongation of the QT interval. 3. Neonate or infant
without medical insurance. 4. Neonate or infant with hypersensitivity to oxytocin or
excipients of the product.

5. Neonate or infant with concomitant treatment prolonging QT interval 6. Neonate or
infant with family history of genetic pathology causing QT interval prolongation.

7. Neonate or infant with hypokalemia (clinically relevant at the discretion of the
doctor).

8. Neonate or infant participating simultaneously in another interventional study.

9. Neonates or infants whose parents' situations may jeopardize the interpretation of
the results.

10. Neonates or infants whose parents' refuse video recording, required to respond to
the primary objective of the study.