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New study aims to make drugs safer for sick kids

NCT ID NCT05055830

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how certain drugs behave in the bodies of critically ill children in the heart ICU. Researchers will collect leftover blood samples from routine care to measure drug levels. The goal is to create better dosing guidelines for drugs like methadone, caffeine, acetaminophen, and milrinone. No new drugs are being tested—just improving how we use existing ones.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Methadone, Caffeine, Acetaminophen, Milrinone
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to safer, more effective dosing guidelines for commonly used drugs in critically ill children.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It won't directly benefit participants and may not change practice if results are unclear.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 2,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2021

Expected to finish

Oct 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Children under 21 years of age

Ages

0 months to 20 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: To be eligible for enrollment, a potential participant must meet all the following criteria: 1. Participant is \<21 years old on admission 2. Participant is admitted to the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 3. Parent/legal guardian/adult participant can understand the consent process and is willing to provide informed consent/assent 4. Participant is receiving one or more of the study drugs of interest at the time of enrollment Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Any condition which 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.

Critical Illness heart disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cardiac disease Children, adult Critically ill

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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