Status:

COMPLETED

A Comparison of Non-invasive Ventilation Methods Used to Prevent Endotracheal Intubation Due to Apnea in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Conditions:

Apnea of Prematurity

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) reduces the need for endotracheal intubation in very low birth weight infants with persistent...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infants born at \< 30 weeks gestational age who develop clinically significant apnea while on NCPAP \> 6cm H2O or whose team is considering intubation due to apnea. Consider clinically significant apnea as 1 or more events treated with bag-mask ventilation or 3 episodes of apnea requiring stimulation within 1 hour.
  • Infants on maximum caffeine therapy (10mg/kg/day)

Exclusion

  • \- Major congenital anomalies including congenital heart disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03298035

Start Date

November 11 2017

End Date

December 31 2018

Last Update

February 7 2020

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 70030