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ROX Index and ROX Vector to Predict Nasal High Flow / Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Failure in Neonates

Conditions
Predictive Value of Tests
Interventions
Other: Nasal high flow
Other: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Registration Number
NCT05036161
Lead Sponsor
Erebouni Medical Center
Brief Summary

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Nasal High Flow (NHF) therapy are two primary therapies for the treatment of respiratory distress in newborns. However, a considerable number of infants, who are initially treated with CPAP and NHF, will develop worsening respiratory failure and eventually require intubation for mechanical ventilation and the administration of surfactant. Infants who fail noninvasive respiratory therapy may suffer the consequences of delayed intubation, surfactant administration and other adverse outcomes. The most challenging decisions in the management of respiratory distress after birth is to decide when to move from a noninvasive respiratory support to invasive mechanical ventilation and give surfactant to decrease pulmonary damage and improve outcomes. There are no clinically adequate predictors of early CPAP failure at the time of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. Many measurements have been investigated for their ability to predict CPAP failure in infants such as fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), PaO2/FiO2 and the stable micro bubble test as soon as possible after birth. Roca and colleagues first established the ROX index to predict the success of NHF therapy in adults with pneumonia. The ROX index combines three common measurements: FiO2, peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) and respiratory rate. Combining the ROX values with the change in the respiratory rate and FiO2 can indicate whether escalation is required. It was proposed that XY plot of the key components of ROX may show the direction of changes in vector form.

The investigators hypothesized that the ROX index and ROX vector can be used for predicting the failure of CPAP and NHF in neonates.

Detailed Description

The objective is to explore the usefulness of ROX index to predict treatment failure of NHF and CPAP therapies in neonates.

The primary outcome is treatment failure within 72 h after start of the therapy with NHF or CPAP

Treatment failure criteria is reached once an infant is receiving maximal therapy for their treatment (NHF 8 L/min) or CPAP 7 cm H2O plus at least one of:

1. Sustained increase in oxygen requirement ≥50% to maintain peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) 90%-94%.

2. Any infant requiring urgent intubation and the subsequent mechanical ventilation, as determined by the physician.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Predicting treatment failure of Nasal High Flow in newbornsNasal high flownewborns with respiratory distress treated with NHF
Predicting treatment failure of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in newbornsContinuous Positive Airway Pressurenewborns with respiratory distress treated with CPAP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants requiring escalation of treatment72 hours

Treatment failure criteria is reached once an infant is receiving maximal therapy for their treatment (NHF 8 L/min) or CPAP 7 cm H2O plus at least one of:

1. Sustained increase in oxygen requirement above ≥50% to maintain peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) 90%-94%.

2. Any infant requiring urgent intubation and the subsequent mechanical ventilation, as determined by the physician.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with Necrotizing enterocolitis stage II-IIIMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Necrotizing enterocolitis determined by abdominal radiograph

Number of participants with Bronchopulmonary dysplasiathrough study completion, up to 6 months

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Number of participants with Cystic Periventricular LeukomalaciaMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia confirmed by ultrasound

Number of participants with ROP needing laser treatmentMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Retinopathy of prematurity needing laser treatment

Number of participants with Intra-ventricular hemorrhageMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Intra ventricular hemorrhage confirmed by head ultrasound

total number of days on O2 / noninvasive ventilationMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

total number of days on O2 / noninvasive ventilation

Number of participants with PDA needed surgical treatmentMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Patent ductus arteriosus

Number of participants requiring blood transfusionMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Blood transfusion

Total number days in the hospitalMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Total number days in the hospital

Number of participants with deathMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Death before discharge from the hospital

Number of participants with pneumothoraxMonitored for the entire stay in hospital, until discharge, up to 6 months

Pneumothorax determined by chest radiograph

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Erebouni Medical Centre, NICU

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Yerevan, Armenia

Republican Institute of Reproductive Health, NICU

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Yerevan, Armenia

Research Center of Maternal and Child Health Protection NICU

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Yerevan, Armenia

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