A randomized controlled trial of modes of ventilatory support in preterm babies from point of delivery to the neonatal intensive care unit.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Blood carbon dioxide on admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU); Blood oxygen level on admission to the NICU; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Oxygen saturation and blood delivery to the brain, as measured by Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIRS); Development of intra-ventricular haemorrhage and/or periventricular leukomalacia; Presence or absence of cerebral autoregulation as determined by NIRS and its relationship to hypocarbia on arrival in the NICU; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn; Neurological - Studies of the normal brain and nervous system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000986279
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Mark Tracy

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Preterm babies less than 30 weeks’ gestation at birth

Exclusion Criteria

Suspected pulmonary hypoplasia, suspected chromosomal abnormality or a suspected syndrome.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hypocarbia; partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood (PaCO2) < 30mmHg[on arrival in the neonatal intensive care unit];hyperoxia; partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) > 100mmHg[on arrival in the neonatal intensive care unit]