asal High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation versus Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as Initial Therapy in Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Newborns
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Neonatal DiseasesRespiratory
- Registration Number
- PACTR202207646279984
- Lead Sponsor
- Tanta unversity hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1.Appropriate weight for the gestational age of preterm infants between 280/7 and 336/7 weeks of gestation was determined by the New Ballard Score (Ballard et al., 1991), data from the last menstrual period (LMP) or ultrasound measurement of the fetus.
2.Respiratory distress syndrome diagnosis was made on the basis of the combination of clinical features and radiological features.
Exclusion Criteria
•Full-term neonates.
•Other causes of respiratory distress than RDS.
•Need for intubation for mechanical ventilation during neonatal resuscitation or on the first 2 days of life.
•Major congenital malformations.
•Intrauterine growth retardation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method failure of technique and need of intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method duration of noninvasive respiratory support, exposure to invasive ventilation, duration of respiratory support, hospital stay, and partial pressure of carbon dioxide clearance