ear Infrared spectroscopy for Monitoring brain Oxygenation: a single-centre randomised controlled trial of freshly irradiated versus standard red cell transfusion for treatment of anaemia of prematurity (NIMO-Rad)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Anaemia of PrematurityCerebral oxygenationBlood - AnaemiaReproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newbornNeurological - Studies of the normal brain and nervous system
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12617001581358
- Lead Sponsor
- Wellington Regional Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
Preterm infants (<34 weeks gestation) who are receiving non-urgent transfusion of red blood cells for Anaemia of Prematurity in Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Exclusion Criteria
1. Urgent transfusion is required
2. Mechanically ventilated at the time of transfusion
3. Undergoing treatment for systemic infections
4. Receiving medical treatment, or awaiting surgery, for haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus.
5. Undergoing any other planned surgical intervention within 5 days of the blood transfusion episode to be studied
6. Significantly oedematous
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method