Lucinactant for Treatment of Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Children up to Two Years Old

Summary

Treatment with lucinactant, a peptide-containing synthetic lung surfactant, will be evaluated in young children with acute respiratory failure who require mechanical ventilation (life support), to determine if it is safe and if treatment with lucinactant will reduce the number of days a child needs mechanical ventilation (life support).

Timeline

Start

2007-06

Primary completion

2010-04

Completion

2010-04

Publications

• Thomas NJ, Guardia CG, Moya FR, Cheifetz IM, Markovitz B, Cruces P, Barton P, Segal R, Simmons P, Randolph AG; PALISI Network. A pilot, randomized, controlled clinical trial of lucinactant, a peptide-containing synthetic surfactant, in infants with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov;13(6):646-53. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182517bec.

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