Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula as Compared to Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Cronic Lung Disease

In brief

The specific aims of this study are to evaluate the amount of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) gas flow required to generate an equivalent positive distending pressure as that provided by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) of 6 cm H2O, assess the relationships between positive distending pressure, gas flow, oxygen requirement, and patient weight, and lastly, develop an appropriate protocol to be used in the NICU for transitioning patients from NCPAP to an equivalent amount of HFNC.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00356668

Run by

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

People needed

16

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2007-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-14

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 1) receiving NCPAP ventilatory support at > 72 hrs. of age and 2) requiring FiO2 21-50% on NCPAP.

You may not qualify if…

• FiO2 >50%, presence of pneumothorax or pleural effusion, anatomical abnormalities of the airway, lungs, or esophagus, or cyanotic congenital heart defect.

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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