Trial reportThe Journal of pediatrics2019
PDA-TOLERATE Trial: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment of Moderate-to-Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus at 1 Week of Age.
Trial report in The Journal of pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 119 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Early Treatment Versus Delayed Conservative Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm infants-a Multicenter Trial
Long Term Follow-up of the TREOCAPA (Prophylactic TREatment Of the duCtus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants by Acetaminophen) Study (TREOCAPA-LT)
Who cites it
119 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 208 citations in OpenAlex.
- Early treatment versus expectant management of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus for preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Eligibility Criteria and Representativeness of Randomized Clinical Trials That Include Infants Born Extremely Premature: A Systematic Review.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Indomethacin for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Conservative Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Assessing Differences in Outcome Measures Between Randomized Controlled Trials and Cohort Studies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Factors Associated With Benefit of Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Early treatment versus expectant management of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus for preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Platelet Counts and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Two-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Nonintervention Versus Oral Ibuprofen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Infants.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Trial
- High-Frequency Oscillation vs Mechanical Ventilation for Neonatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Hydrocortisone, and Outcome among Infants Born Extremely Preterm: Secondary Analysis of the Hydrocortisone Trial.The Journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
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- Artificial intelligence model comparison for risk factor analysis of patent ductus arteriosus in nationwide very low birth weight infants cohort.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Patent ductus arteriosus shunt elimination results in a reduction in adverse outcomes: a post hoc analysis of the PDA RCT cohort.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Trial
- Prolonged Tracheal Intubation and the Association Between Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Secondary Analysis of the PDA-TOLERATE trial.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Trial
- Comparative effectiveness of drugs used to constrict the patent ductus arteriosus: a secondary analysis of the PDA-TOLERATE trial (NCT01958320).Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2019Trial
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- Beyond ductal closure: interpreting the TREOCAPA trial in the evolving management of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Variations in diagnosis and management of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus across neonatal intensive care units in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Patent ductus arteriosus: Are we finally asking the right question?Pediatric research · 2026Article
59 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
26 authors at 20 institutions in 4 countries.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveTo compare early routine pharmacologic treatment of moderate-to-large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) at the end of week 1 with a conservative approach that requires prespecified respiratory and hemodynamic criteria before treatment can be given. STUDY
designA total of 202 neonates of <28 weeks of gestation age (mean, 25.8 ± 1.1 weeks) with moderate-to-large PDA shunts were enrolled between age 6 and 14 days (mean, 8.1 ± 2.2 days) into an exploratory randomized controlled trial.
resultsAt enrollment, 49% of the patients were intubated and 48% required nasal ventilation or continuous positive airway pressure. There were no differences between the groups in either our primary outcome of ligation or presence of a PDA at discharge (early routine treatment [ERT], 32%; conservative treatment [CT], 39%) or any of our prespecified secondary outcomes of necrotizing enterocolitis (ERT, 16%; CT, 19%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) (ERT, 49%; CT, 53%), BPD/death (ERT, 58%; CT, 57%), death (ERT,19%; CT, 10%), and weekly need for respiratory support. Fewer infants in the ERT group met the rescue criteria (ERT, 31%; CT, 62%). In secondary exploratory analyses, infants receiving ERT had significantly less need for inotropic support (ERT, 13%; CT, 25%). However, among infants who were ≥26 weeks gestational age, those receiving ERT took significantly longer to achieve enteral feeding of 120 mL/kg/day (median: ERT, 14 days [range, 4.5-19 days]; CT, 6 days [range, 3-14 days]), and had significantly higher incidences of late-onset non-coagulase-negative Staphylococcus bacteremia (ERT, 24%; CT,6%) and death (ERT, 16%; CT, 2%).
conclusionsIn preterm infants age <28 weeks with moderate-to-large PDAs who were receiving respiratory support after the first week, ERT did not reduce PDA ligations or the presence of a PDA at discharge and did not improve any of the prespecified secondary outcomes, but delayed full feeding and was associated with higher rates of late-onset sepsis and death in infants born at ≥26 weeks of gestation.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01958320.
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