Measurements of work of breathing in newborn during respiratory support

Completed

• Conditions: Respiratory Failure; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86534610
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Neonates requiring nCPAP
2. Weight less equal than 500g

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parents refusing consent
2. Fraction of Inspired Oxygen (FiO2) > 0.5cc
3. Pneumothorax
4. Necrotizing Enterocolitis
5. Haemodynamically unstable
6. Imminent intubation
7. Weaning off CPAP
8. Major congenital malformation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified