Status:
UNKNOWN
Umbilical or Peripheral Catheter Insertion for Preterm Infants on Admission to the NICU
Lead Sponsor:
University College Dublin
Collaborating Sponsors:
Irish Research Council
Conditions:
Hypothermia, Newborn
Preterm Birth Complication
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Preterm infants are at risk of hypothermia following delivery and in the first few hours of life. Hypothermia in extremely low birth weight infants' is an independent risk factor for death. These infa...
Detailed Description
Hypothermia is an independent risk factor for death in preterm newborns.(1) Despite measures to improve temperature in preterm newborns in the delivery room (DR), hypothermia on admission to the neona...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- inborn infants admitted to the NICU with;
- gestational age \< 29 weeks (up to 28+6 weeks) OR
- birth weight \< 1250g.
Exclusion
- end of life (palliative) care
- large abdominal wall defects
- imperforate anus.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
116 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04761484
Start Date
March 1 2021
End Date
October 1 2022
Last Update
April 28 2021
Active Locations (1)
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National Maternity Hospital
Dublin, Dubiln, Ireland, 2