DTaP and Apnea/Bradycardia in Preterm Infants

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prolonged Apnea, Prolonged Bradycardia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between receipt of DTaP and the occurrence of prolonged episodes of apnea and bradycardia in preterm infants, while employing a random control study design and an objective assessment of cardiorespiratory events.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00482781

Run by

American SIDS Institute

People needed

191

Starts

2000-09-01

Expected to finish

2004-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-06-05

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Born at a gestational age < 37 weeks.
• Still in the hospital at time of study.
• Between 56 - 60 days chronological age.

You may not qualify if…

• Had active infections, were critically ill, or had unstable vital signs.
• Requiring assisted ventilation or tracheostomy during the study.

Where it is running

• Wellstar Cobb Hospital — Austell, Georgia, United States
• Kennestone Hospital — Marietta, Georgia, United States
• St. Peters Univ. Hospital — Belle Mead, New Jersey, United States
• Brooklyn Hospital — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• St. Joseph's Hospital Health Ctr. — Syracuse, New York, United States
• Toledo Children's Hospital — Toledo, Ohio, United States
• Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Western Pennsylvania Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• The Children's Home of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Children's Hospital — Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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