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benefits of lung ultrasound in diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm babies

Diagnostic & predictive utility of lung ultrasound in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/07/070873
Enrollment
75
Registered
2024-07-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: lung ultrasound: lung ultrasound findings and lung ultrasound score Intervention2: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: chest xray: findinds of respiratory distress syndrome

Sponsors

Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All preterm neonates with gestational age < 37 weeks with respiratory distress admitted in NICU within 24 hour of life

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neonates who received surfactant in delivery room or in referral hospital. Neonates with chromosomal anomalies or complex congenital malformations. Neonates with congenital lung malformations diagnosed antenatally. Parents denying consent for participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the accuracy of lung ultrasound for diagnosis of RDS & correlation of lung ultrasound score (LUS) with CPAP failure leading to surfactant administrationTimepoint: 2 years—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To know the correlation of LUS with 1 need for retreatment with surfactant 2 oxygenation indices (Spo2/Fio2 ratio & PaCO2) 3 duration of ventilation (invasive & noninvasive) 4 predictability of invasive ventilation 5 duration of hospital stay 6 final outcomeTimepoint: 2 years—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPramod Sanghvi

Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research

amar.taksande@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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