Improving the care of ventilated preterm babies by weighing them within the incubator

Optimising the care of ventilated infants by weighing accurately on incubator scales

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN58085619

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-18

Start date

2009-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-08-21

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Conditions

Assessing the accuracy of integral incubator scales in weighing ventilated infants Neonatal Diseases Ventilation of neonates

Interventions

Comparison of weights of ventilated infants when weighed on incubator scales against true weight

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any ventilated baby

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The weight of the ventilated baby was compared by 2 different methods, one by weighing on incubator scales whilst ventilated and one by weighing on freestanding electronic scales whilst not ventilated, the weights were done at baseline within a few minutes of each other. They were then compared by the statistical method of Bland and Altman.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Inaccuracy correctable by use of a ventilator tube compensator device	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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