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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12606000264583
ACTRN12606000264583
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Randomised controlled trial of headbox oxygen versus Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) to reduce up-transfer of infants with respiratory distress in non-teritary hospitals.

Adam Buckmaster0 sites300 target enrollmentJanuary 8, 2003

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Babies born with respiratory distress in non-tertiary centres.
Sponsor
Adam Buckmaster
Enrollment
300
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 8, 2003
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Adam Buckmaster

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. dagnosed with respiratory distress. Defined as al least one of the following: recession, grunt, nasal flare, or tachypnoea (respiratory rate \>60/minute)2\. Who require \>30% oxygen to maintain SaO2 or\> or \= 94% over a period of \>30minutes.3\. Babies aged less than 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Infants \< 31wks gestation. 2\. Infants \<1200 grams. Corresponds to the 10th percentile for 31 weeks gestation. 3\. Apgar score \= 3 at 5minutes of age. Used as an arbitrary and de\-facto indicator of possible perinatal asphyxia.4\. Cardiac cause of respiratory distress. 5\. Any infant who is perceived by their paediatrician to need NICU care. This out clause” will provide an added safety mechanism and will cover infants with, for example, congenital anomalies. Potential implications for generalisability will be assessed by recording non\-identifying details of all infants excluded for this reason, along with the reason for transfer.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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