asal High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation versus Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as Initial Therapy in Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Newborns

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Neonatal Diseases; Respiratory

• Registration Number: PACTR202207646279984
• Lead Sponsor: Tanta unversity hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-29

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