Status:

COMPLETED

Early Blood Pressure Management in Extremely 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 24 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This trial tests the feasibility of enrolling 60 extremely preterm infants in a randomized, double-blinded study of blood pressure management within 12 months. Eligible infants will receive an infusio...

Detailed Description

Since most extremely preterm infants are critically ill in the immediate postnatal period, establishing "normal" blood pressure (BP) values is difficult. This lack of data makes deciding when to insti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inborn infants
  • 23 0/7 to 26 6/7 weeks estimated gestational age
  • Umbilical arterial catheter in place at study entry
  • \<= 24 hours of age

Exclusion

  • Terminally ill infants
  • Infants that have received (prior to enrollment): \>20 ml/kg in fluid boluses, indomethacin, or ibuprofen
  • Infants with major congenital anomalies

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00874393

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

May 25 2017

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

3

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06504

4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303