Pilot Study: Does Sustained Lung Inflation Improve Cerebral Oxygen Saturation during Resuscitation of Preterm Infants ?

Pilot Study: Does Sustained Lung Inflation Improve Cerebral Oxygen Saturation during Resuscitation of Preterm Infants ? - SLI Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005161

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-24

Start date

2012-04-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

respiratory support during newborn life support

Interventions

Group 1: perterm newborns with respiratory distress receiving sustained lung inflation over 15 seconds followed by normal ventilation (40-times per minute) Group 2: preterm newborns with respiratory d

normal ventilation (40-times per minute))

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: respiratory distress

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: congenital malformations or chromosome aberration and primary intubation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arterial oxygen saturation (measured by pulse oximetry) and cerebral oxygen saturation (measured by near infrared spectroscopy) during the first 15 minutes of life in preterm neonates with/without sustained lung inflation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cerebral blood volume in the first 15 minutes of life using near infrared spectroscopy	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactBerndt Urlesberger

Medizinische Universität Graz Abeilung für Neonatologie

berndt.urlesberger@medunigraz.at031638581133

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026