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Efficacy of Combining Prophylactic Curosurf With Early Nasal CPAP in Delivery Room: the Curpap Study

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Interventions
Drug: Poractant alfa (Curosurf®)
Registration Number
NCT00501982
Lead Sponsor
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare two methods of post-delivery stabilization and subsequent early respiratory care for reducing the need for MV and related secondary complications, such as BPD, in premature babies at high risk of RDS:

1. Early stabilization on nCPAP

2. Intubation, prophylactic surfactant (Curosurf®) administration shortly after delivery, and rapid extubation to nCPAP.

The data obtained from this comparison will be applied to test the hypothesis that preterm neonates at risk of RDS who are treated with prophylactic surfactant + nCPAP show less need for MV when compared to infants who receive nCPAP alone.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
208
Inclusion Criteria
  • Preterm neonates with a gestational age (GA) of 25+0 - 28+6 completed weeks.
  • Inborn neonates.
  • In case of twins, both neonates will be included in the same treatment arm.
  • Parental written informed consent for participation in the study obtained on admission into the hospital or prior to delivery.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Evidence of severe birth asphyxia, that is an APGAR score below 3 at 5 minutes of age.
  • Need for endotracheal intubation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation or insufficient respiratory drive.
  • Known genetic or chromosomal disorders.
  • Delivered to mothers with ruptured membranes of more than 3 weeks duration.
  • Potentially life-threatening conditions unrelated to immaturity.
  • Participation in another clinical trial of any placebo, drug, biological, or device conducted under the provisions of a protocol.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
2Poractant alfa (Curosurf®)Poractant alfa (Curosurf) + N Cpap in delivery room
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Need for MVWithin the first 5 days of life
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of BPD and other complications of prematurity. Lenght of hospitalization. Clinical status until discharge homeentire study

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Maternidade Alfredo da Costa

🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal

Hospital De Cruces

🇪🇸

Bilbao, Spain

General Faculty Hospital

🇨🇿

Prague, Czechia

Ospedale Maggiore

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Hopital De La Conception

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

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