Status:

COMPLETED

Remifentanil and Atropine for Intubation in Neonates

Lead Sponsor:

King Saud University

Collaborating Sponsors:

McMaster University

Conditions:

Endotracheal Intubation

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that the use of a combination of Atropine and Remifentanil will safely facilitate non emergent intubation procedure as effectively as the protocol of Atropine, Fentanyl, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Hemodynamically stable neonates of any gestational age admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at McMaster Children's Hospital requiring an elective endotracheal intubation was anticipated.

Exclusion

  • Urgent intubations
  • Cyanotic congenital heart lesions
  • Anticipated difficult airway
  • Concurrent or recently administered (within 3 hours of the procedure) intravenous opioid infusions
  • Pre-existing hyperkalemia
  • Family history of malignant hyperthermia
  • Prior enrollment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00815048

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

February 1 2008

Last Update

December 29 2008

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McMaster University NICU

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4J9