Comparison of Prone and Supine Positioning in the Immediate Postextubation Period of Preterm Infants: a Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Preterm
- Sponsor
- Uniao Metropolitana de Educacao e Cultura
- Enrollment
- 94
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Successful extubation
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patient positioning (prone and supine positioning) contributes to the success of extubation in the immediate postextubation period of preterm infants.
Detailed Description
This study is double-blinded randomized controlled trial, whose aim is to compare the proportion of successful extubation of preterm infants immediately after the extubation. Methods: Participants will be recruited from neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and they will be divided into two groups (supine and prone) and positioned in their respective groups after extubation. A clinical evaluation form and a parameters collection form (respiratory rate, heart rate, saturation of peripheral oxygen, fraction of inspired oxygen and temperature) will be used and filled before extubation and 48 hours after by the professional staff of the NICU. It will be considered a successful extubation all participants who staying extubated for 48 hours after extubation.
Investigators
Maria Luiza Caires Comper
Master
Uniao Metropolitana de Educacao e Cultura
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Newborns less than 37 weeks of gestation age (calculated by doctor using the method of Capurro/Ballard)
- •Newborns undergone to invasive mechanical ventilation in the first week of life, for more than 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria
- •Newborns who present malformations and clinical or surgical conditions that preclude the positioning in prone or supine after extubation
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Successful extubation
Time Frame: 48 hours after extubation
Secondary Outcomes
- Improvement of parameters(48 hours after extubation)