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Lung Volume Changes in Stable Preterm Infants Positioned in Car Seats

NCT06724601 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2025-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Premature infants (infants born \<37 weeks' gestational age) are discharged from the hospital and transported home in car seats designed for term babies. The safe transport of these premature infants is an important concern. Sub-optimal positioning in car seats can lead to breathing problems in premature infants. With the help of electrical impedance tomography, the investigators want to assess the changes in lung volume during the transition from a supine to a semi-upright position in the car seat.

Conditions

  • Premature Birth
  • Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
  • Lung Volume
  • Car Seat Transition for At-risk Infants

Interventions

DEVICE

Electrical Impedance Tomography

Electrical Impedance Tomography data and the physiological and clinical parameters will be recorded continuously in three different positions (supine 1, car seat, supine 2) to assess alterations in lung volume and cardiorespiratory events.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dirk Bassler, Prof. · Newborn Research, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-03
Primary Completion
2025-08-22
Completion
2025-08-22

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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