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Terminated Not applicable Interventional

CPAP vs.Unsynchronized NIPPV at Equal Mean Airway Pressure

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03670732

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Official title

Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation vs. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure at Equivalent Mean Airway Pressure in Preterm Infants: Effect on Oxygenation, CO2 Elimination, Work of Breathing and Frequency of Cardio-respiratory Events.

Brief summary

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This study seeks to determine if standard continuous positive airway pressure, known as CPAP is as effective as a more complicated approach that generates intermittent increases in airway pressure applied to the nostrils via a breathing machine. The latter is known as NIPPV and requires costly equipment to operate. Previous studies did not ensure that the average pressure applied to the lungs was equal and thus did not make for a fair comparison. The investigators believe that when the same average pressure is applied with the two techniques, CPAP is just as effective as NIPPV and may have fewer side effects, such as blowing air into the stomach. Each baby will receive CPAP or NIPPV in a random sequence for a period of 12 hours, followed by 12 hours on the alternate technique.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03670732
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
52 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
Up to 6 Months
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Sep 29, 2017
Primary completion
Mar 29, 2020
Completion
Jun 29, 2020
Last update posted
Jul 29, 2024

2017 – 2020

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence Rhode Island 02905

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