Researchers study digoxin dosing in infants with rare heart condition
NCT ID NCT06613477
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the heart medication digoxin is processed in infants born with single ventricle heart disease. Researchers will collect blood samples during routine care to measure drug levels. The goal is to better understand dosing, but the study does not change the infant's treatment plan. About 20 infants under 6 months old will participate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digoxin (Lanoxin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more precise digoxin dosing for infants with single ventricle heart disease, potentially improving heart function and reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study with only 20 infants, so results may not apply to all patients. The study does not test whether digoxin improves outcomes, only how it is processed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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30 days to 6 months
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of single ventricle congenital heart disease 2. Status post-surgical or hybrid stage 1 palliation but prior to surgical stage 2 palliation 3. Age ≤ 30 days of life at time of stage 1 palliation 4. Age \< 6 months at time of enrollment 5. Require treatment with enteral digoxin per their treating medical provider 6. Informed consent obtained from parent(s) or legal guardian(s) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Gestational age at birth \<35 weeks 2. Serum creatinine \> 2 mg/dL at enrollment 3. Diagnosis of second degree or higher atrioventricular conduction block at enrollment 4. Diagnosis of clinically significant sinus bradycardia requiring intervention at enrollment 5. Known hypersensitivity to digoxin or other forms of digitalis 6. Extracorporeal life support (i.e., ECMO, dialysis, ventricular assist device) at enrollment 7. Received digoxin prior to enrollment 8. Any condition that would make the participant, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27701, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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