New study aims to calm inflammation in preterm infants
NCT ID NCT07254000
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for very premature babies (born between 24 and 29 weeks) to find the safest and most effective dose of a medicine called anakinra, which helps reduce inflammation. About 24 infants will receive anakinra through an IV or a shot under the skin. Researchers will measure how the drug moves through the body and check for early signs of lung and brain health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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24 to 29 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Born between 24+0 and 28+6 weeks of gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Inability of the legal representatives to consent, * Genetic syndromes, * Severe cardiac anomalies, * Substantial pre-/perinatal compromise, * Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, * Intrauterine stroke, * Conditions that could confound trial results * Imminent death or plan for comfort / palliative care * Infants born outside the recruiting institutions
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Monash Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Starship Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGrafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand
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