Status:

COMPLETED

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in Neonatal Intensive Care Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Utah

Conditions:

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 2 years

Brief Summary

The observational study is designed to determine the feasibility of performing Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP) via bladder pressure measurements and of tracking IAP in neonates who require bladder cath...

Detailed Description

An increasingly common cause of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) is mechanical injury/ischemia caused by elevated pressures within the abdominal cavity. This phenomenon has been termed intra...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Any NICU patient is eligible for enrollment in this study if his/her medical condition has required the placement of a bladder catheter for urine drainage and who does not meet any of the following Exclusion Criteria.

Exclusion

  • Bladder trauma
  • History of recent bladder surgery
  • Neurogenic bladder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00747552

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

January 26 2010

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University of Utah / Primary Childrens Medical Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132