New hope for babies with severe hemophilia: Once-a-Week shot may prevent bleeding
NCT ID NCT04431726
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 32 times
Summary
This study is testing a medicine called emicizumab (Hemlibra) in babies from birth to 12 months old with severe hemophilia A. The goal is to see if a weekly or biweekly shot under the skin can prevent bleeding episodes and protect joints. About 55 infants will receive the drug for a year, with long-term follow-up for up to 7 years. The study measures how many bleeds occur and checks for side effects.
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Locations
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AORN Santobono Pausilipon
Naples, Campania, 80123, Italy
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AOU Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50134, Italy
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AOU di Parma
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, 43126, Italy
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Adana Acibadem Hospital
Adana, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital
Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
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Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Ege University, School of Medicine
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty
Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08950, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario la Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital das Clínicas Faculdades Médicas de Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil
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Hämophilie-Zentrum Rhein Main GmbH
Mörfelden-Walldorf, 64546, Germany
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IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Lombardy, 20122, Italy
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Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Med. Fac.
Samsun, 55139, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Perth Children's Hospital
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Sheba Medical Center - National Hemophilia Center
Tel Litwinsky, 5262100, Israel
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The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Tulane University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0934, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Bonn, 53127, Germany
What this could mean
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Active substance
emicizumab (Hemlibra)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a safe and effective way to prevent bleeding in very young children with severe hemophilia A, reducing the need for frequent IV treatments and protecting joints from damage.
What could go wrong
This is a single-arm, open-label study with no comparison group, so results may be less definitive. Long-term safety and effectiveness in infants are still being studied, and there is a risk of side effects like injection site reactions or blood clots.
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.