Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Detection of CardioRespiratory Events Using Acoustic Monitoring in Preterm Infants on CPAP

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Northwestern University

Conditions:

Apnea of Prematurity

Eligibility:

All Genders

72+ years

Brief Summary

This is an observational, proof-of-concept, feasibility study where 50 preterm infants with gestational age \< 32+0 weeks will be recruited from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Montreal...

Detailed Description

Cardiorespiratory events, defined by the occurrence of apneas, bradycardias, and desaturations, are almost ubiquitous in very preterm infants and are associated with numerous complications. Unfortunat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for all infants:
  • Gestational age \< 32+0 weeks
  • Postmenstrual age between 28+0 and 36+6 weeks.
  • Additional inclusion criteria for Groups 1 and 2:
  • Off any respiratory support and breathing in-room air
  • Less than 3 clinically significant cardiorespiratory events per calendar day
  • Additional inclusion criteria for Group 3:
  • On the bubble CPAP device with the binasal prongs interface
  • Receiving CPAP levels of 5 to 7 cm H2O with gas flows not exceeding 10L/min
  • At least 3 clinically significant cardiorespiratory events per calendar day
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Major known congenital abnormalities
  • Known congenital heart disorders
  • Known neuromuscular disease
  • Known diaphragmatic paralysis or a diagnosed phrenic nerve injury
  • History of esophageal perforation in the 7 days preceding the study
  • History of pneumothorax requiring chest tube insertion in the 7 days preceding the study
  • Receiving inotropes, narcotics, or sedative agents at the time of study recording
  • Additional exclusions at the time of the study recording:
  • Infants receiving ventilator-derived CPAP
  • Infants receiving CPAP via a nasal mask interface.
  • Infants receiving inotropes, narcotics or sedative agents
  • Infants deemed clinically unstable for the study by the attending neonatologist.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 5 2022

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05196646

    Start Date

    December 5 2022

    End Date

    December 31 2025

    Last Update

    July 8 2025

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    McGill University Health Center

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1