Determining an Optimal Weaning Method of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Neonates

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine an optimal strategy to wean nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm babies. The investigators hypothesize that babies that are taken off NCPAP at lower settings will need fewer total days on NCPAP than those babies taken off at higher settings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02064712

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

226

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-22

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Neonates ≤32wks GA requiring NCPAP in the delivery room or NICU for increasing respiratory distress or post-extubation from mechanical ventilation.

You may not qualify if…

• Neonates requiring NCPAP for less than 48 hours
• Congenital anomalies
• Need for surgery
• Transfer to a different facility
• Grade 3-4 intraventricular hemorrhage

Where it is running

• Parkland Memorial Hospital — Dallas, Texas, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.