Could a common immune treatment help preemies breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT06925360
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) can treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease in premature infants. Twenty babies born between 25 and 30 weeks will receive IVIG infusions over five days. Researchers will check if the treatment reduces the severity of BPD and shortens the need for breathing support.
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 that reduces lung damage and breathing problems in premature babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial with only 20 babies, so results may not be conclusive. IVIG can cause side effects like allergic reactions or kidney issues, and the treatment may not improve outcomes.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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Up 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 between 25 weeks and 29 weeks + 6 days * Admission within 24 hours after birth. * Clinical symptoms and chest X-ray results show a highly suspicion of BPD (Clinical symptoms and chest X-ray changes of BPD).Clinical symptoms develop in several days or weeks after birth, including respiratory symptoms and signs such as shortness of breath, cyanosis or pulmonary rales, intermittent hypoxic attacks, and chronic oxygen dependence (increased oxygen concentration and assisted ventilation) .One of the following signs present in chest X-ray: lung texture thickening or ground glass opacity in early stage, diffuse lung texture blurred, lung hyperinflation, shadow of linear density increased, and shadow of triangular density increased under the pleura. * 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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