Nasal High Frequency Ventilation in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Insufficiency, Apnea of Prematurity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test whether application of high frequency ventilation through a nasal tube can lower blood carbon dioxide levels in stable preterm infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00296231

Run by

Tarah T Colaizy

People needed

14

Starts

2006-02-01

Expected to finish

2008-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-09

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• birthweight less than 1500 g
• Age >7 days
• Free of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (Grade III-IV)
• requiring nasal continuous positive airway pressure with a stable compensated respiratory acidosis (pH 7.25 - 7.45, pCO2 > 43 mm Hg),
• medically stable.

You may not qualify if…

• major congenital anomalies

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Iowa NICU — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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