A Trial of Infant Flow Biphasic Nasal Continuous Airway Pressure (NCPAP) Versus Infant Flow NCPAP for the Facilitation of Extubation in Infants </= 1250 Grams

NCT00308789 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2009-05-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two methods of delivering Nasal Continuous Airway Pressure (NCPAP): Biphasic Mode and a continuous mode, to see which is better in getting babies off the ventilator and decreasing lung damage.

Conditions

  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  • Apnea of Prematurity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Biphasic Infant flow NCPAP

Biphasic Nasal continuous positive airway pressure

PROCEDURE

CPAP

Continuous positive airway pressure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karel O'Brien, MB, FRCPC · MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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