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A TRIAL OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING TO DETERMINE THE READINESS FOR EXTUBATION IN VENTILATED NEW BORNS-PILOT STUDY

RCT OF SBT (SPONTANEOUS BREATHING TRIAL) IN VENTILATED NEWBORNS TO EVALUATE REINTUBATION AND VENTILATION DURATION-PILOT STUDY.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2008/091/000303
Enrollment
30
Registered
2009-03-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Babies fulfilling the SBT entrance criteria, will be given a 3 minute trial once a day until either extubation criteria are met or unplanned extubation occurs or when the attending clin
or = 45bpm, 2. Volume guarantee &lt
or = 4.5 ml/kg or 3. Peak inspiratory pressures &lt
or = 25 cm H2O, 4. Inspired fractional oxygen &lt
or = 40 %. Criteria for failed SBT: 1. The infant had bradycardia &lt
100/min for &gt
15 seconds. 2. The SpO2 falls below 85% despite a 15% increase in fractional inspired oxygen during the period of ET CPAP. Criteria for reintubation: (a) More than six episodes of apnoea requiring st
65 mm Hg (&gt
8.5kPa) and pH &lt
7.25. (c) FiO2 &gt
0.60 to maintain SpO2 in the target range of 90-94%. (d) Increased work of breathing observed and discussed with the treating clinician who will decide if reintubation is warranted. Control Interven

Sponsors

St. Stephens Hospital. Tis Hazari, Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All ventilated newborn babies in nursery will be included in the study subject to obtaining a written consent from parents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Babies deemed unlikely survivors (Infants with lethal or chromosomal malformations ) and those who do not survive upto extubation will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study Spontaneous Breathing Trials in a Randomized Controlled Trial to see: Need for reintubation ( Extubation failure).Timepoint: 72 hrs.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1). Duration of Ventilation 2). Duration of hospitalisation.Timepoint: 10 days.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJacob M Puliyel
puliyel@gmail.com9868035091

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026