Study Comparing Air Temperature Control Versus Skin Servocontrol in Incubators for Preterm Infants Born Between 25 and 32 Weeks Gestation Effects on Growth and Health During First 10 Days of Life

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying preterm infants born between 25 and 32 weeks of gestation to compare two methods of incubator temperature control and their effects on infant weight growth and health. The study is based on earlier findings that lower body temperature on admission relates to higher illness and death rates in preterm infants. It aims to see if using a new software to calculate personalized air temperature in incubators can improve growth and reduce side effects compared to the traditional skin temperature control method. The study compares two incubator control methods air temperature control ATC, which uses software to set air temperature to reduce body heat loss to zero, and skin servocontrol SSC, which adjusts incubator temperature based on the infants skin temperature. Both methods are evaluated in closed incubators for preterm infants. The trial randomly assigns infants to one of these two methods to study their effects during the first 10 days of life. Participants will be monitored for changes in body weight until day 10, along with comfort, thermal stress, and humidity challenges. The study also tracks neonatal illness occurrences up to 40 weeks of amenorrhea and length of hospital stay until discharge or 40 weeks of amenorrhea. Parents provide written consent, and infants are included within the first day of life. The study continues through hospitalization, assessing health outcomes and safety related to the incubator settings.

Air vs. Cutaneous Control Mode for Preterm Infants ≤ 32 WG in Incubators: Impact on Body Growth and Morbidity