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Ventilation of the Extremely Premature Infants Optimized by Dead Space Washout

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflation
Lung Protection
Extremely Low Birthweight Infant
Medical Device
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Interventions
Device: ventilation
Registration Number
NCT06334523
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Brief Summary

The Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflation (CTGI) is a ventilation option of conventional mechanical ventilation that is used to reduce or even eliminate the dead space caused by respiratory prostheses. This objective is of particular interest in the smallest preterm infants, where the volume of anatomical dead space due to prostheses is little different from the tidal volume. The principle of this option is to continuously blow an additional flow of 0.2 L/minute at the tip of the endotracheal tube to purge expired CO2 trapped in the prostheses, to have a CO2-free volume of gas available for subsequent insufflation.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflation (CTGI) works to reduce ventilatory dependence in preterm infants after mechanical ventilation. It will also learn about the safety of CTGI. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflation (CTGI) reduce the number of days of non-invasive ventilation in extremely preterm infants who needed mechanical ventilation?

* Does Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflation (CTGI) reduce the age at the weaning of any ventilatory support and/or oxygen supplementation.

Researchers will compare the clinical outcome of patients mechanically ventilated with the CTGI-device to the outcome of patients ventilated without the CTGI device, to see if the CTGI ventilation works to reduce ventilation dependence.

Participants will:

• Be mechanically ventilated using CTGI (if randomly assigned in the CTGI-group), for the entire endotracheal ventilation period during their stay in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
144
Inclusion Criteria
  • Gestational Age at birth between 23 weeks gestation + 0 days and 26 weeks gestation + 6days
  • Age between 0 and 7 days of life
  • Need for intubation and mechanical ventilation before day 8 of life
  • Availability of the Research-associated medical devices
  • Beneficiary of a social security system (in France: CMU or securité sociale)
  • Parental consent for their infant to participate in this trial
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known Severe Congenital Malformation (potential life-threatening malformation)
  • Known Preexisting Severe Intraventricular Haemorrhage (grade 3 or 4) and/or other brain abnormality that can alter life prognosis
  • Known Genetic Disorder (potential life-threatening malformation)
  • Preexistent mechanical ventilation for a duration of more than 12 hours
  • Participation in another interventional research trial before inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflationventilationthe preterm infant intubated and ventilated with Continuous Tracheal Gas Insufflation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cumulative duration of all periods of non-invasive ventilationFrom birth to the end of hospital stay, up to maximum 45 weeks of corrected gestational age.

The cumulative duration of all periods of non-invasive ventilation, in days, starting from birth, and up to maximum 45 weeks corrected gestational age. Non-invasive ventilation includes all types of positive pressure support non-invasive ventilation and high flow nasal cannula ventilation (HFNC).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants deceasedFrom enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

For each arm: mortality rate during initial hospitalization.

Measure of the Driving Pressure during mechanical ventilationFrom enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Mean Driving pressure (∆P: Ppeak-PEEP) collected each 12 hours for all patients on invasive mechanical ventilation.

Measure of expiratory tidal volume during mechanical ventilation.From enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Mean expiratory tidal volume (VT) collected each 12 hours for all patients on invasive mechanical ventilation.

Measure of carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2) on blood gasFrom enrollment up to maximum 15 days of life

Carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2) on patient's blood gas during mechanical ventilation

Measure of Transcutaneous Carbon dioxide partial pressure (TcPCO2)From enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Transcutaneous measure of Carbon dioxide partial pressure (TcPCO2) collected each 12 hours during mechanical ventilation.

Number of participants who received a second dose of surfactantFrom birth up to maximum 7 days of life.

Rates of patients with more than one dose of surfactant replacement therapy.

Number of participants treated with high-frequency ventilation (HFV) or high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV).From enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of patients treated with High Frequency ventilation (HFV) or High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO therapy)From enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of patients treated with nitric oxyde (iNO) during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Number of participant with Severe hypoxemiaFrom enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of patients with Oxygenation Index ≥ 10

Number of participants treated for PneumothoraxFrom enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of patients with treated Pneumothorax (Needle Thoracentesis or Chest Drainage)

Number of participants treated with Systemic Corticosteroids for Prevention or Management of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)From enrollment to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of patients treated with systemic corticosteroids for the prevention or management of BPD and number of days of treatment, excluding prophylactic hydrocortisone treatment in the first 10 days of life.

Number of participants diagnosed as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)From two days before 36 weeks of corrected gestational age until two days after 36 weeks of corrected gestational age..

Rates of patients with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) diagnosed at 36 weeks of corrected gestational age.

Number of participants with unplanned extubationFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of unplanned extubations per 100 ventilator days, and context.

Calculation of days with invasive mechanical ventilation for each participant.From birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Number of days spent on invasive mechanical ventilation

Calculation of the mean age at definitive weaning from invasive ventilation for the participants in each arm.From birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Age at total weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation

Age of participants at definitive weaning from all positive pressure ventilatory supportFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

The age in days when the infant is definitively weaned from invasive and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, excluding High Flow Nasal Canula (HFNC) and Low Flow Nasal Canula ventilation (LFNC).

Age of the participants at the definitive withdrawal of any Ventilatory SupportFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

The age in days when the infant is definitively weaned from invasive and non-invasive ventilation, including High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC). This excludes Low-Flow Nasal Cannula (LFNC), with or without supplemental oxygen delivery.

Age of the participants at definitive O2 weaning.From birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

The age in days when the patient is definitively weaned from oxygen supplementation. This includes being weaned from any respiratory support system, as well as from Low-Flow Nasal Cannula, with or without supplemental oxygen delivery.

Number of participants with Late-onset primary bloodstream infectionsFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of Late-onset primary bloodstream infections using CDC surveillance definitions, calculated for 1000 central-line days.

Number of participants with Neuroimaging complicationsFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of acquired neuroimaging complications: Periventicular Leucomalacia, Cerebellar haemorrhage, Intra-Ventricular Haemorrhage Grade 3 and 4.

Number of participants Treated for Retinopathy (ROP)From birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of Retinopathy (ROP) receiving either retinal laser or intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy.

Number of days for each participant of Exposure to systemic analgesic or sedatives treatmentsFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Number of days with systemic analgesic or sedative treatments.

First cytokine dosage in tracheal aspirates.Between 24 hours to 48 hours of life.

Mean Cytokines dosage from tracheal aspirates in intubated patients (one unique aspiration). This outcome will be assessed only for patients enrolled in the study and on mechanical ventilation between 24 and 48 hours of life.

Second cytokine dosage in tracheal aspirates.Between day 4 to day 5 of life.

Mean Cytokines dosage from tracheal aspirates in intubated patients (one unique aspiration). This outcomes will be assessed only for patients enrolled in the study and on mechanical ventilation between day 4 and 5 of life.

Third cytokine dosage in tracheal aspirates.Between day 10 to day 12 of life.

Mean Cytokines dosage from tracheal aspirates in intubated patients. This outcomes will be assessed only for patients enrolled in the study and on mechanical ventilation between day 10 and day 12 of life.

Number of participants requiring hemodynamic support.From enrollment in the study to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Rates of patients receiving hemodynamic support during their hospital stay (systemic catecholamines, volume expansion).

Measurement of average weight gain for all study participants in each arm.From birth to the date of 36 weeks of corrected gestational age.

Weight gain in grams between birth weight and weight at 36 weeks of corrected gestational age.

Number of days for each participant in the study with central venous lineFrom birth to the date of the end of the hospital stay, up to maximum 5 months of life

Addition of all the periods the patients has a central line, in days.

Resuts of Neurodevelopmental Follow-up for surviving participants.At 2 years of corrected age (± 2 months)

Results of the validated French version of the "Ages \& stages questionnaires" (ASQ3), a developmental screening tool based on parental reporting for their child. This tool will be sent to the parents, and collected.

Number of participants with Cerebral PalsyAt 2 years of corrected age (± 2 months)

Rates of patients with cerebral palsy.

Number of participants with visual disorders at 2 years of ageAt 2 years of corrected age (± 2 months)

Rates of patients with severe visual disorders defined as a need for glasses at 2 years of corrected age (± 2 months)

Number of participants necessitating respiratory drugs during the two first years of life.From the date of discharge from the hospital to 2 years of age

Rates of patients with respiratory symptoms in the first two years, defined as the need for respiratory medications (inhaled or systemic) at any time in this period.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil

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Creteil, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

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Nantes, France

Centre Hopistalier Universitaire Cochin Port Royal aphp

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Paris, France

Centre hospitalier Robert Debré aphp

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Paris, France

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