Status:

COMPLETED

Neural Control of Non-invasive Ventilation in the Preterm

Lead Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn

Infant, Premature

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-6 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The present study will use a new type of respirator in premature babies who need help with their breathing. This new respirator uses signals from the baby's diaphragm - the most important breathing mu...

Detailed Description

There is an abundance of evidence in the literature suggesting that maintenance of spontaneous breathing with a synchronized mode of ventilatory assist, and the use of non-invasive interface to delive...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Part 1: Preterm newborns (\>1 week postnatal age, gestational age\> 23 weeks, birth weight \<1000g), intubated and mechanically ventilated, and breathing spontaneously. Infants should be breathing on a triggered mode of ventilation (SIMV, assist control, or pressure support) with the following ventilator parameters: assist control/pressure support \< 20 cm H2O, PEEP4-7 cm H2O, SIMV rate\< 30, FIO2\<40%/.
  • Part 2:Newborns recovering from respiratory illness and deemed to be ready for elective extubation by their attending physician, intubated and mechanically ventilated, and breathing spontaneously.

Exclusion

  • Protocols 1 and 2: Pneumothorax, degenerative neuromuscular disease, bleeding disorders, cardiovascular instability (defined as hypotension or need for treatment with volume expansion or inotropes in the previous 24 hours), cyanotic congenital cardiovascular disease, treatment with narcotics, phrenic nerve damage/diaphragm paralysis, esophageal perforation, use of high frequency oscillatory ventilation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00368485

Start Date

August 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

September 21 2011

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S1B6