Protective Dressing on Reducing Nasal Injury in Preterm Infants treating with CPAP

Effect of Protective Dressing on Reducing Nasal Injury in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2600118941

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2026-02-13

Start date

2026-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-16

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Conditions

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Interventions

Control Group:Control Group Receiving Standard respiratory care using CPAP without protective nasal dressing

Intervention Group :Intervention Group Receiving protective nasal dressing before initiation of CPAP

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Preterm infants less than 37 weeks of gestation. 2. Preterm infants who are diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). 3. Preterm infants who are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). 4. Preterm infants who require non-invasive respiratory support via nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Full-term infants (gestational age = 37 weeks). 2. Infants with congenital facial or nasal malformations (e.g., cleft lip/palate, nasal hypoplasia). 3. Infants with nasal injury present at birth or before CPAP initiation. 4. Parents or legal guardians who declined to give informed consent. 5. Dead infants

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in the incidence and severity of nasal injury in preterm infants receiving CPAP;	—

Countries

Iraq

Contacts

Public ContactAhmed Khammas

University of Baghdad, College of Nursing

ahmed.mahdi2404m@conursing.uobaghdad.edu.iq+964 771 192 9593

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026