Cerebral Near Infrared Spectroscopy During Blood Sampling From a Peripheral Artery Catheter in Preterm Infants

• Conditions: Cerebral Oxygenation; Cerebral Blood Flow; Prematurity

• Registration Number: NCT00926770
• Lead Sponsor: University of Cologne

Brief Summary

Preterm infants often need peripheral artery catheters for invasive blood pressure recording and to facilitate blood sampling. Near infrared spectroscopy is a method to evaluate cerebral oxygenation and as well as cerebral blood flow. Sampling procedures with identical sampling volumes are performed at a short (40 seconds) and a long (70 seconds) time intervall while changes of cerebral oxygenation are measured. The investigators hypothesise that slower sampling decrease changes in cerebral blood flow.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11
• Status Verified: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-06-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2009-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 2009-06-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Preterm infant (Gestational Age <37+0)
• Peripheral arterial catheter (ulnary or radial artery)

Exclusion Criteria

• Complex organ malformation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Cologne, NICU; 🇩🇪 Cologne, NRW, Germany