Flow and Grow - The Ideal Time to Wean CPAP Off In Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
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Official title
Flow and Grow - A CPAP Management Strategy for Preterm Infants to Support Lung Growth. A Randomized, Prospective, Multi-center Study
Brief summary
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Preterm neonates born at less than 30 weeks' gestation are commonly maintained on invasive or non-invasive respiratory support to facilitate gas exchange. While non-invasive respiratory support (NIS) can be gradually reduced over time as the infant grows, most weaning strategies often lead to weaning failure. This failure is evidenced by an increase in significant events such as apneas, desaturations, and/or bradycardias, increased work of breathing, or an inability to oxygenate or ventilate, resulting in escalated respiratory support. Although the optimal approach to weaning NIS remains uncertain, neonatal units that delay Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) weaning until 32-34 weeks corrected gestational age exhibit lower rates of chronic lung disease. Therefore, the investigators aim to compare the duration on respiratory support and oxygen exposure in infants born at less than 30 weeks' gestational age who undergo a structured weaning protocol that includes remaining on CPAP until at least 32-34 weeks corrected gestational age (CGA). The hypothesis posits that preterm infants following a structured weaning protocol, including maintaining CPAP until a specific gestational age, will demonstrate lower rates of weaning failure off CPAP (defined as requiring more support and/or experiencing increased stimulation events 72 hours after CPAP weaning) than those managed according to the medical team's discretion.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06123143
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 130 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Up to 30 Weeks
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 26, 2023
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2028
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2028
- Last update posted
- Jan 19, 2026
2023 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar Medical Center Rady NICU | Escondido | California | 92029 | Recruiting |
| Scripps La Jolla Rady NICU | La Jolla | California | 92037 | Recruiting |
| University of California, San Diego Jacobs Medical Center | La Jolla | California | 92037 | Recruiting |
| Rancho Springs Medical Center Rady NICU | Murrieta | California | 92562 | Recruiting |
| Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego | San Diego | California | 92123 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Jan 19, 2026 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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