Status:

COMPLETED

Inhaled Nitric Oxide by Oxygen Hood in Neonates

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Respiratory Failure

Infant

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-1 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) improves oxygenation in term infants with respiratory failure. However, iNO has been primarily used in infants receiving mechanical ventilation. This study is a pilot study ...

Detailed Description

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is currently used in the management of ventilated neonates with hypoxemic respiratory failure. We have shown that iNO administered by oxygen hood reduces pulmonary vascular ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • gestation \>34 weeks at birth
  • age \<7 days
  • post-ductal arterial line
  • an A-aDO2 of 400 to 600 on two blood gases, at least 30 minutes apart.

Exclusion

  • Infants with major malformations
  • Infants with cardiac disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00732537

Start Date

March 1 1999

End Date

June 1 2005

Last Update

August 12 2008

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Regional Neonatal ICU, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233