A clinical trial to compare two different nasal interfaces for non-invasive ventilation support of preterm infants with respiratory distress in a tertiary care hospital
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P229- Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/03/032409
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Anuj Bhatti
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) Inborn babies with gestational age between
28weeks to 34weeks and birth weight more than or
equal to 1000 g.
2) The presence of respiratory distress (presence of at least two out of three signs: tachypnoea > 60 per minute, intercostal retractions and
expiratory grunt) within 6h of life requiring
nasal CPAP.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Intubation soon after birth
2) APGAR score <=3
3) Life threatening malformations such as
congenital diaphragmatic hernia, trachea-
oesophageal fistula, and malformations that
would prevent establishment of CPAP due to the
anatomical defect such as Pierre- Robinson
syndrome and choanal atresia.
4) Conditions where intubation and mechanical
ventilation are directly indicated such as
apnea and hypotensive shock.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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