CPAP- Is Pressure Important? A randomised, double blinded, crossover, pilot trial on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), and it's effects upon apnoea, bradycardia and desaturation episodes, and oxygen requirement in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress SyndromeReproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000137291
- Lead Sponsor
- Anna Tottman
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Premature infant of less than 30 weeks corrected gestational age, diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome, ongoing respiratory distress or apnoea of prematurity requiring treatment with CPAP, stable on CPAP for the past 48 hours, no changes to caffeine dose (if used) for 48 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
Major congenital of chromosomal abnormality, treatment with doxapram for troublesome apnoea, current post-natal corticosteroid treatment, any contraindication to the use of CPAP
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method