The Impact of Age-dependent Haptoglobin Deficiency on Plasma Free Hemoglobin Levels During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any - 18 |
| Updated: | 9/30/2018 |
| Start Date: | September 25, 2018 |
| End Date: | September 2021 |
| Contact: | John Kim, MD |
| Email: | john.kim@childrenscolorado.org |
| Phone: | 720-777-2885 |
Newborns and children with life-threatening heart and lung failure may require support with
ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). With ECMO, oxygen and carbon dioxide are
exchanged and circulated throughout the body even if the heart is unable to do so.
Unfortunately, ECMO can cause breakdown of the red blood cells (known as hemolysis). For
unclear reasons, newborns are at particularly high risk of hemolysis while being supported by
ECMO. The amount of hemolysis is measured with concentrations of a breakdown product from red
blood cells known as free hemoglobin. One possible reason for high free hemoglobin levels in
newborns on ECMO could be related to another blood protein called haptoglobin. Haptoglobin is
known to help in clearing free hemoglobin through the kidneys into the urine. However,
haptoglobin levels in newborns can be very low and increases slowly during the first few
months of life. Free hemoglobin may be inappropriately high in newborns supported by ECMO
because of low levels of haptoglobin. The purpose of this study is to characterize
haptoglobin, free hemoglobin, and hemolysis in newborns and children supported by ECMO and
compare those values to age-matched newborns and children not on ECMO.
ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). With ECMO, oxygen and carbon dioxide are
exchanged and circulated throughout the body even if the heart is unable to do so.
Unfortunately, ECMO can cause breakdown of the red blood cells (known as hemolysis). For
unclear reasons, newborns are at particularly high risk of hemolysis while being supported by
ECMO. The amount of hemolysis is measured with concentrations of a breakdown product from red
blood cells known as free hemoglobin. One possible reason for high free hemoglobin levels in
newborns on ECMO could be related to another blood protein called haptoglobin. Haptoglobin is
known to help in clearing free hemoglobin through the kidneys into the urine. However,
haptoglobin levels in newborns can be very low and increases slowly during the first few
months of life. Free hemoglobin may be inappropriately high in newborns supported by ECMO
because of low levels of haptoglobin. The purpose of this study is to characterize
haptoglobin, free hemoglobin, and hemolysis in newborns and children supported by ECMO and
compare those values to age-matched newborns and children not on ECMO.
Inclusion Criteria:
- ECMO group - Thirty critically-ill children (age newborn to 18 years) who are
intubated and supported by ECMO. We will target enrollment of 15 subjects less than 12
months of age (with at least 10 subjects enrolled less than 6 months of age) and 15
subjects over 12 months of age. These targets are set to address the secondary aim in
the context of normal adult-level haptoglobin concentrations reportedly achieved by
6-12 months of age.
- Age-matched control group - Sixty critically-ill children (age newborn to 18 years)
who are intubated with acute respiratory failure due to any cause and not supported by
ECMO. Two control subjects will be enrolled for every 1 experimental ECMO subject.
Age-matching will be performed by the following age groups:
- Neonates 37-40 weeks gestation
- Neonates 40-42 weeks gestation
- Neonates 42-44 weeks gestation
- Neonates 44-46 weeks gestation
- Neonates 46-48 weeks gestation
- Infants 2-4 months of age
- Infants 4-6 months of age
- Infants 6-12 months of age
- Children 1-4 years of age
- Children 4-8 years of age
- Children 8-12 years of age
- Children 12-18 years of age
Age-matched control subjects will proceed through the 3 total blood sample collections even
if endotracheal extubation occurs within the 3 days of study participation. Age-matching is
intended to collect a sample population comparable to the ECMO subject population. We will
not match to gender.
Exclusion Criteria (both groups, ECMO and age-matched controls):
- Personal or family history of thrombotic, hemorrhagic, or hemolytic disease.
- Personal history of hematologic malignancy.
- Premature neonates less than 37-weeks gestation and/or less than 2 kg in weight.
- Infection will not be an excluding factor for either subject group.
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Principal Investigator: John Kim, MD
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