Status:
COMPLETED
CPAP Survival Study in Ghana
Lead Sponsor:
Columbia University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Acute Respiratory Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine (a device that blows air into the lungs) decreases the chance of a child dying from difficu...
Detailed Description
Acute respiratory infections, malaria, and sepsis remain leading causes of death in children throughout the world.These conditions may lead to respiratory distress and eventually failure if not adequa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- One month to five years of age
- Respiratory rate (RR) greater than 50 breaths per minute in three months to one year of age, and greater than 40 breaths per minute in one to five years of age
- Presence of sub costal, intercostal, supraclavicular retractions or nasal flaring
Exclusion
- Age less than one month or older than five years
- Skin breakdown around nose/mouth or facial trauma
- Unable to protect airway
- Uncontrollable emesis
- Unresponsiveness
- poor respiratory effort requiring positive pressure ventilation or invasive mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure
- known or suspected pneumothorax
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
2200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01839474
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2016
Last Update
February 6 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
Mampong District Hospital
Mampong, Ashanti Region, Ghana
2
Kintampo District Hospital
Kintampo, Brong Ahafo, Ghana