About this trial
The primary participant will be an infant with single ventricle heart disease.
This is a research study to learn more about how the medication digoxin, which is routinely prescribed to infants and children with heart disease in pediatric cardiac intensive care units is processed by their bodies and how it may help their cardiac function.
The investigators will collect blood or will collect blood samples when bloodwork is checked as part of regular care ("opportunistic"). The investigators will also collect information from medical records.
Being part of this study will not change treatment plan or medications. The risks of this study include loss of confidentiality and risks associated with having blood drawn. The study team will make every effort to minimize these risks.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosis of single ventricle congenital heart disease
Status post-surgical or hybrid stage 1 palliation but prior to surgical stage 2 palliation
Age ≤ 30 days of life at time of stage 1 palliation
Age < 6 months at time of enrollment
Disqualifiers
Gestational age at birth <35 weeks
Serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL at enrollment
Diagnosis of second degree or higher atrioventricular conduction block at enrollment
Diagnosis of clinically significant sinus bradycardia requiring intervention at enrollment
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- PK/PD Model Based Dosing of Digoxin in Infants with Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Duke University
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Collaborator
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Collaborator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator