Determining how babies breathe at birth using Electrical Impedance Tomography

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Respiratory Transition to ex-utero life at birth; Prematurity; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn; Respiratory - Normal development and function of the respiratory system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000128291
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 27 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 216

Inclusion Criteria

Need for any assessment in the Delivery Room by a health care practitioner at birth, such that participation in the study will not interfere with normal mother-baby interactions. This includes infants being born preterm at any gestation less than 36 weeks, term infants with low-risk of needing resuscitation but still require attendance of a midwife or medical staff, and infants being born via immediate and delayed umbilical cord clamping.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any infant with known congenital anomalies or pulmonary hypoplasia.
2. Infants born to guardians’ unable to or refusing consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified