Cuffed Versus Uncuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Ventilation of Neonates and Infants in the Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot RCT

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Artificial ventilation in neonates and infants; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000081516
• Lead Sponsor: Princess Margaret Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-30
• Study Completion: 2018-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

Neonates >35/40 gestation and >3kg in weight and infants <3 months of age.
Medical and surgical patients.
Expected to require ventilation for >12 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

Ex-preterm infants (<32/40 at birth) who received an ETT in that first admission in the NICU.
Known or suspected airway abnormality.
Intubation happening in neonates on non-metropolitan retrievals via RFDS.
Parents refused consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified