In extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants who require positive pressure at birth does the Neopuff Infant Resuscitator compared with the Laerdal Infant Bag improve oxygen saturation measurements in the first ten minutes of life?

Completed

• Conditions: Oxygen saturation in the first ten minutes of life in infants born at less than 29 weeks gestation who require positive pressure ventilation; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000062426
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Colin J Morley

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

All infants born <29 weeks gestation in need of positive pressure ventilation, because of inadequate respiration and/or a heart rate of less than one hundred beats per minute (HR <100 bpm) will be eligible for resuscitation and therefore entry to this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants will be excluded from final analysis if they have a condition that might have an adverse effect on breathing or ventilation apart from prematurity or asphyxia.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified