MedPath

The effect of targeting brain oxygenation on neuro-developmental outcomes in extremely pre-term infants: A pilot blinded randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Premature birth
brain injury
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12621000778886
Lead Sponsor
Western Sydney Local Health District
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

•Preterm infants (singleton or twin births) less than 29 weeks gestation who are either inborn (born at the local study site hospital) or outborn (born outside the local study site hospital) and less than 6 hours of age when admitted to the study site NICU.

Exclusion Criteria

•Infants with an antenatal or postnatal diagnosis of major congenital anomaly requiring major surgery or a genetic disorder associated with neurological impairment.
•Multiple births beyond twins are excluded for practical reasons (sites may not have additional NIRS monitors and the rates of multiple births beyond twins in Australia and New Zealand is very low < 2%).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath