Can IVIG help premature Babies' lungs? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07561125
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) can help treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a serious lung condition, in premature infants born at 28 weeks or earlier. The study will give IVIG to 29 babies and track their breathing support needs and lung health over time. The goal is to see if IVIG reduces the severity of BPD and improves long-term outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment to reduce lung damage and improve breathing in very premature infants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 29 participants, so results may not apply broadly. IVIG can cause side effects like allergic reactions or infections.
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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 29 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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.
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1 day to 10 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Gestational age ≤ 28 weeks + 6 days * Admission within 24 hours after birth. * Clinical presentation and chest X radiograph changes of BPD Clinical presentation: The respiratory symptoms and signs developed within several days or weeks after birth, such as shortness of breath, cyanosis or pulmonary rales, intermittent hypoxic attacks, and chronic oxygen dependence that requires invasive or non-invasive respiratory supports or oxygen inhalation to maintain blood oxygen saturation. Chest X radiograph changes: The bilateral increased bronchovascular markings or ground-glass opacity and bilateral diffuse increased density, after the possible cause of other diseases such as infection and heart disease have been ruled out. • A normal full-term newborn without a history of severe lung diseases, birth asphyxia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy or other conditions that may affect the development of the respiratory, nervous and other systems. Exclusion Criteria: * Major congenital anomalies(e.g., congenital heart disease, congenital craniocerebral deformity, congenital structural abnormality of respiratory system, congenital hereditary metabolic disease) * Chromosomal defects (e.g., trisomy 13, 18, 21) * Severe intracranial hemorrhage * Multiple organ failure * With severe lung infections * Other circumstances that the investigator determines are not suitable for participation in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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