respiratory distress syndrome, pectus excavatum chest retraction
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infant with respiratory disorder supported by mechanical ventilator or nasal continuous positive airway pressure, suffering depressed respiration or with chest recession. Parents or guardians give written informed consent to participate in this clinical trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infant with an infected lesion in the chest, and with a risk of worsening symptoms or prolonging by attaching an external extra-reinforcement. Written consent by parents or guardians was not obtained.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| thoracic deformity after three weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of days treated with mechanical ventilator or nasal continuous positive airway pressure number of days of improving depressed respiration respiratory function after five to eight days thoracic deformity, growth and neurodevelopment at one and a half years and three years | — |
Contacts
Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan