Efficacy and Safety of Omega-3 Lipid Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease



Status:Completed
Conditions:Gastrointestinal
Therapuetic Areas:Gastroenterology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any - 1
Updated:4/2/2016
Start Date:March 2009
End Date:December 2013

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This pilot study seeks to demonstrate the efficacy of an intravenous lipid preparation high
in omega-3 fatty acids (Omegaven) in the treatment of cholestasis in parenteral nutrition
dependent patients with short gut syndrome.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient will be dependent upon parenteral nutrition (PN)

- Patient will have short gut syndrome (loss of >50% of small bowel)

- Patient's guardian/caregiver provides informed consent for patient to receive therapy

- Pediatric patient ≤ 1 year of age

- Expected PN duration is greater than 30 days

- Direct bilirubin >2.0 mg/dL measured on two occasions no more than one week apart

Exclusion Criteria:

- Liver dysfunction secondary to cause other than PN verified by standard of care
diagnostic procedures and lab work to rule out alternative causes of neonatal
cholestasis.

- Any patient in whom Omegaven therapy would be contraindicated, such as an allergy to
any seafood product, egg protein, and/or previously established allergy to Omegaven

- impaired lipid metabolism

- severe hemorrhagic disorder

- unstable diabetes mellitus

- collapse and shock, stroke/embolism, recent cardiac infarction, or undefined coma
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