Work of Breathing and Kangaroo Mother Care

Completed

Conditions studied: Premature Infant, Work of Breathing, Oxygen Saturation

In brief

To compare work of breathing and oxygen saturation before, during, and after kangaroo mother care in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants stable on non-invasive respiratory support.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03683316

Run by

Christiana Care Health Services

People needed

29

Starts

2018-11-01

Expected to finish

2020-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-05

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Very low birth weight infants (those less than 1500g at birth)
• Respiratory insufficiency
• >4d PMA
• Stable and receiving non-invasive respiratory support for ≥12 hours (NC, HFNC or CPAP)
• Requiring ≤40% supplemental FiO2

You may not qualify if…

• Infants with skeletal, neuromuscular or abdominal surgical disorders that may affect the accuracy of work of breathing measurements
• Infants who do not meet criteria to participate in kangaroo mother care

Where it is running

• Christiana Care Health Services, Inc — Newark, Delaware, United States

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