Oral Feeding and aspiration risk in children on high flow respiratory support.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: oropharyngeal aspiration; high flow nasal cannula respiratory support; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000065998
• Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 3 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible infants/children are those who are greater than or equal to 35 weeks corrected gestational age to 5 years on HFNC with minimum flow of greater than or equal to 2L/kg/min, indicate readiness cues for oral feeding, can manage oral secretions, are medically stable on their level of respiratory support, cleared by their physician for inclusion in the study and have parental consent.

Stratification: Children will be stratified into three groups: i) preterm to 1 month corrected age; ii) > 1 month corrected age to 1 year corrected age & iii) >1 year corrected age to 5 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants/children will be excluded if they have co-morbidities, such as major chromosomal or congenital anomalies or neurological (e.g. grade 3-4 hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, severe intraventricular haemorrhage, periventricular haemorrhage, etc) disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified