The Neonatal Ventilation using Tomography (NEOVENT) Study

Not Applicable

Conditions: eonatal Respiratory Failure
Respiratory Support
Prematurity
Neonatal Respiratory Failure
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
Respiratory - Normal development and function of the respiratory system
Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

Registration Number: ACTRN12624000092594

Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot yet recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Neonates will be considered eligible for the study if they meet all of the following criteria:
1.Born between 22+0 weeks’ gestation and term gestation.
2.Receiving assisted respiratory support for any cause of respiratory failure at a participating NICU.
3.Parents or guardians able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from this study:
1.Any neonate whom the clinical team request we do not study.
2.Neonates in whom the placement of EIT belt at the standard position (nipple level) would interfere with clinical care, such as wound dressings, surgical sites or chest drains.
3.Neonates with known or suspected skin disease (e.g. Epidermolysis Bullosa) or at risk of breeches to skin integrity from wearable monitoring devices.
4.Families from which informed written consent cannot be obtained.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gravity dependent centre of ventilation[Electrical Impedance Tomography During or within 30 min of pre-defined respiratory interventions or events that occur from birth until discharge or 36 weeks corrected post menstrual age.]

Secondary Outcome Measures