Status:

COMPLETED

Cerebral Function Monitoring in Premature Infants

Lead Sponsor:

NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

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

Conditions:

Infant, Newborn

Infant, Low Birth Weight

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 72 years

Brief Summary

This observational study tests the feasibility of enrolling subjects and obtaining an amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) within the first 72 hours of life, a second aEEG recording betwee...

Detailed Description

Few techniques exist to permit early and accurate prognosis of brain injury in newborns. Cranial ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been used to detect structural abnormalities which...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inborn infants
  • Between 401 grams and 1,000 grams inclusive birth weight OR between 23 0/7 and 28 6/7 weeks inclusive gestational age
  • Decision to provide full intensive care support
  • Less than 72 hours of age

Exclusion

  • Non-intact skin at the central or parietal regions of scalp
  • Presence of known or suspected congenital anomalies, including:
  • Congenital central nervous system malformations
  • Chromosomal anomalies or multiple congenital anomalies
  • Complex congenital heart disease
  • Inborn error of metabolism
  • Acidosis (pH \< 6.8 for \> 2 hours)
  • Persistent bradycardia \[HR \< 100 bpm\] associated with hypoxia for \> 2 hours

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

102 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00873847

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

August 1 2012

Last Update

September 26 2017

Active Locations (8)

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Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303

3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

4

RTI International

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705