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Positioning and Gastric Aspiration in Ventilated Premature Infants

NCT02016651 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2013-12-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Gastro-esophageal reflux and aspiration is a common problem in premature infants receiving mechanical ventilation. Pepsin measured in tracheal aspirate (TA) emerged as a specific marker for aspiration. The objective of this study is to examine if TA pepsin will change when ventilated premature infants are positioned in two different positions; on their back vs. on their right side.

Conditions

  • Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Right side position

Enrolled infants are positioned on their back or right side. Tracheal aspirate is assessed for pepsin concentration as an index of aspiration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reem Mahmoud, MD · Cairo University Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Days
Max Age
28 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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