Could bile acids cause baby lung issues? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06679972
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at babies born to mothers with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), a liver condition that causes itching and high bile acid levels. Researchers want to see if these bile acids can lead to breathing problems in newborns. They will compare 120 babies—some exposed to ICP and some not—to find out. The goal is to better understand and potentially prevent lung issues in these infants.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The study will include selected neonates born at term or preterm age, in a third degree neonatal unit in Bucharest, Romania (Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology "Prof.Dr. Panait Sirbu"). For the ICP-exposed group, the study population is represented by neonates born to mothers with intrahepatic cholestasis diagnosed during pregnancy. The unexposed group will include neonates of similar gestational age/weight/sex at birth born to mothers with no hepatic diseases.
- Ages
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1 hour to 28 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
ICP-EXPOSED GROUP Inclusion Criteria: * mother with recent diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (serum bile acids over 10 micromol/l in the last 7 days before birth), with informed consent given a few hours before giving birth * ursodeoxycholic acid, independent of dosage or initiation of treatment * neonates born in Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology "Prof.Dr. Panait Sirbu" or transferred to our unit in the first 24 hours of life Exclusion Criteria: * no informed consent * serum bile acids under 10 micromol/l in the last 7 days before birth * newborns transferred from other neonatal units after 24 hours of life UNEXPOSED GROUP Inclusion Criteria: * mother with no history of hepatic disease during or before the current pregnancy, with informed consent given a few hours before giving birth * neonates born in Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology "Prof.Dr. Panait Sirbu", of similar gestational age/weight/sex at birth to corresponding neonates in the ICP-exposed group Exclusion Criteria: \- ursodeoxycholic acid, independent of dosage or initiation of treatment (suspected hepatic disease/elevated transaminases)
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Locations
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Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology "Prof. Dr. Panait Sârbu"
Bucharest, Bucharest, 060251, Romania
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