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Happy Baby Hearts Study

Completed
Conditions
Coarctation of Aorta
Interventions
Device: Continuous Renal NIRS Monitoring
Diagnostic Test: Standard Clinical Care
Other: Satisfaction Survey
Registration Number
NCT05842876
Lead Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine the feasibility of renal Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring in the newborn nursery for newborns at low risk of coarctation of the aorta (CoA). The main questions it aims to answer are:

* whether continuous renal NIRS monitoring is feasible;

* whether NIRS monitoring results in higher nursing and parent/caregiver satisfaction than current standard monitoring; and,

* whether participants who develop CoA will spend a smaller proportion of time within the normal range than patients who do not have CoA.

Participants will be observed through continuous renal oxygenation monitoring with NIRS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria
  • Delivered at ≥ 35 weeks of gestation
  • <12 hours of age
  • Inpatient at Meriter Hospital, Inc. NICU or Newborn Nursery or AFCH PICU or NICU
  • Diagnosed as at risk for CoA

Neonate

Exclusion Criteria
  • Major congenital anomalies of the kidney
  • Attending physician's discretion to not place sensors due to clinical concerns
  • In the researcher's medical opinion, there is a significant likelihood that the neonate would not survive the first 3 days of life

Primary Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

  • Able to understand and the willing to sign a written informed consent document
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • Birth parent (i.e., the parent who gave birth to the baby) who is the primary caregiver of a neonate who is eligible to participate in study
  • Agrees to enroll neonate into study
  • Aged 15 years or older
  • Pregnant mother with a baby diagnosed prenatally as at risk for CoA will be eligible for the study. They must also meet the following criteria:
  • Require an "arch watch care plan" as a results of prenatal ultrasonography findings
  • Agree to enroll offspring into the study at birth

Primary Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject is unable to provide informed consent, including subjects who are in foster care and subjects within state custody
  • Pregnant woman who does not plan to maintain custody of the child after birth, such as instances of adoption or surrogacy

Newborn Nursery Nursing Staff:

  • All Newborn Nursery nursing staff at Meriter Hospital, Inc.'s Newborn Nursery are eligible to participate

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Caregiver + Low Risk neonatesSatisfaction SurveyParticipants in the nursery who are expected to be lower risk for CoA
Nurses in the Newborn NurserySatisfaction SurveyNurses who work at the Meriter Hospital, Inc. Newborn Nursery
Caregiver + Low Risk neonatesContinuous Renal NIRS MonitoringParticipants in the nursery who are expected to be lower risk for CoA
Caregiver + Low Risk neonatesStandard Clinical CareParticipants in the nursery who are expected to be lower risk for CoA
Caregiver + Medium to High Risk neonatesStandard Clinical CareParticipants in the NICU who are expected to be at a higher risk for CoA
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent of time monitoredUp to 2 weeks post-delivery, on average

Amount of time continuously monitored will be calculated

Count of adverse and unexpected eventsUp to 2 weeks post-delivery

All adverse and unexpected events will be recorded

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parent/caregiver satisfaction with renal NIRS monitoringUp to 2 weeks post-delivery, on average

A subjective description of survey responses in addition to determining which method of monitoring is preferred: NIRS vs. Enhanced BP/Pulse ox checks

Change in nursing satisfaction with renal NIRS monitoringStudy start to one year later

A subjective description of survey responses in addition to determining which method of monitoring is preferred: NIRS vs. Enhanced BP/Pulse ox checks. Survey will be conducted at the beginning of the study, and one year later.

Renal oxygen trendsThrough study completion, approximately 1 year

A permutation test will be used to compare the distribution of proportions (of time spent within normal range) between the two groups (CoA vs. normal)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of Wisconsin

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Meriter Hospital, Inc.

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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