Premature Infant Exposure to Noise Generated by Respiratory Support

Completed

Conditions studied: Premature Birth of Newborn

In brief

Infants in neonatal intensive care units are increasing exposed to non-invasive ventilatory support modes (nasal continuous positive airway pressure - NCPAP and high flow nasal cannula: \>1 L/min flow - HFNC). While there have been small descriptive studies of noise exposure in infants on NCPAP, there have been no comparative trials done comparing noise exposure in infants undergoing both NCPAP and HFNC. Objective: Using a cross-over model determine noise exposure levels in infants exposed to similar levels of respiratory support provided by NCPAP and HFNC.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01748214

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

28

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Premature infant born < 32 weeks and 0 days post-conceptional age;
• Seven or more days of age and not in acute respiratory distress;
• Need for nasal continuous positive airway pressure or high-flow nasal cannula for ventilation or supplemental oxygen delivery;
• In a neutral-thermal environment (i.e. isolette)

You may not qualify if…

• Oro-facial congenital anomalies;
• Congenital heart disease (except for patent ductus arteriosus and/or patent foramen ovale);
• Unstable respiratory status as deemed by the attending physician
• Patients under isolation for infectious disease

Where it is running

• University of Virginia Health System — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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