Status:

RECRUITING

Caffeine as an Adjuvant Therapy for Late Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress

Lead Sponsor:

Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Conditions:

Prematurity

Respiratory Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-3 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Use of caffeine citrate in late-preterm infants with respiratory distress is questionable. Oliphant and colleagues found in a recently published study that caffeine therapy use in late-preterm infants...

Detailed Description

late preterm infants will be randomized in a blinded manner to receive either caffeine in loading dose 20 mg/kg (equivalent for 10 mg/kg caffeine base) and maintenance dose 10 mg/kg/day (equivalent fo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Newborn infants at gestational age 34 0/7 through 36 6/7
  • Presented with respiratory distress
  • Require respiratory support in the form of any of the following :
  • A) Invasive mechanical ventilation, B) Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, C) Nasal cannula with FIO2 requirement over 50% to keep pre-ductal saturation between 90-95%.

Exclusion

  • 1 - Late preterm admitted for non-respiratory etiologies 2- Late preterm infants requiring nasal cannula on less than 50% FIO2 by 4 hours of age as they are less likely to require respiratory support for a long time.
  • 3- Newborn infants with congenital malformations and chromosomal anomalies. 4- Infants with echocardiographic evidence of PPHN requiring medical intervention.
  • 5- Late preterm with history of maternal substance abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 12 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

134 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06026163

Start Date

October 12 2023

End Date

January 1 2028

Last Update

June 27 2025

Active Locations (2)

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King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City

Madinah, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, 42319

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King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City

Madinah, Saudi Arabia