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Use of Heliox in the Management of Neonates With Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

NCT01274845 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2011-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study: to assess the effect of short-term mechanical ventilation with heliox in newborns with meconium aspiration syndrome on vital signs, oxygenation, acid-base balance and respiratory function parameters.

Conditions

  • Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Heliox mechanical ventilation

Mechanical ventilation (MV) with air-oxygen at baseline, then 1 hour of heliox (helium-oxygen) MV and then return to MV with air-oxygen.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Poznan University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tomasz Szczapa, MD, PhD · Department of Neonatology at Poznań University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Max Age
1 Day
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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