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COMPARISON OF USING AIR VERSUS 100% OXYGEN FOR MANAGING NEWLY BORN BABIES IN THE DELIVERY ROOM

DELIVERY ROOM RESUSCITATION OF PRETERM NEONATES WITH ROOM AIR VERSUS 100 % OXYGEN: A BLINDED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/04/002593
Enrollment
124
Registered
2012-04-20
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

Health Condition 1: null- The oxidative stress levels, by measuring plasma 15-F2t-isoprostane levels with and without exposure to 100% oxygen

Interventions

Intervention1: 100% oxygen: Administered in delivery room if resuscitation is warranted till the babys pulse saturation is within the normal range for that age Control Intervention1: Room air: 21% of

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1) Preterm neonates 28 to 33 6/7 weeks gestation born between 8 AM to 9PM , Monday to Saturday in delivery room or operation theatre (Note: These timings have been chosen to ensure the availability of the research team for all eligible deliveries ), and 2) Needing bag and mask ventilation as per Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) i.e. apnea or gasping respiration, and/or heart rate Exclusion criteria: 1)Life threatening congenital malformations diagnosed antenatally or soon after birth 2)Antenatally diagnosed congenital heart defects 3)Concurrent delivery where the research team is already involved with delivery of another woman already enrolled in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Life threatening congenital malformations diagnosed antenatally or soon after birth b) Antenatally diagnosed congenital heart defects c) Concurrent delivery where the research team is already involved with delivery of another woman already enrolled in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Plasma 15-F2t-isoprostane levelsTimepoint: At 4 hours of life

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a) Biochemical : Plasma 15-F2t-isoprostane levels, plasma MDA levels, blood gas parameters (pH, pO2, pCO2, SBE) b) Physiologic : Apgar scores at 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes of life, Time to normalization of heart rate (>100/minute), heart rate and SpO2 changes c) Clinical : Time to first breath, Time to achieve regular respiration, Mortality, Incidences of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), duration of oxygen, duration of ventilation, abnormal neurological examination Timepoint: Biochemical - 1, 4, 12, 24 and 72 hours Physiologic - 30 minutes Clinical - 40 weeks or earlier

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPraveen Kumar

PGIMER

venkatpgi@gmail.com01722755340

Outcome results

None listed

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