Pilot Trial of Surfactant Therapy For Preterm Neonates 5-21 Days Old With Respiratory Decompensation

NCT00165074 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2007-11-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether additional surfactant(Infasurf) doses at 7 to 10 days of life time will improve lung function in premature infants, allowing a decrease in required oxygen concentration and ventilator settings.

Conditions

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

Infasurf (drug)

Infasurf 3 cc/kg instilled via endotracheal tube q 12-24 hours x 2 doses

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Posencheg, MD · University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Roberta A Ballard, MD · University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Days
Max Age
10 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-06-30
Completion
2007-06-30

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