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Randomized Trial of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Synchronized Nasal Ventilation in Premature Infants.

NCT00188968 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2007-05-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Very premature infants uniformly do not have mature functioning lungs to breathe well nor mature regulation mechanisms to breathe regularly. Assistance with a mechanical respirator is common. However, prolonged use of a respirator can itself cause long-term complications. Furthermore, commonly used drugs to improve the regularity of breathing may have long-term consequence only recently recognized. This study will compare two different types of assistance using a nasally applied breathing assist device. The aim is to see which type of assistance is best at avoiding the need for both prolonged respirator use and drugs to regulate breathing.

Conditions

  • Apnea
  • Infant, Premature
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

PROCEDURE

Synchronized Nasal Positive Pressure Ventilation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Manitoba

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aaron Chiu, MD · University of Manitoba

  • Ruben Alvaro, MD · University of Mantioba

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Completion
2007-02-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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