Humidity Strategy to Decrease Morbidity and Mortality in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Application of a Different Incubator Humidity Strategy at Birth to Decrease Morbidity and Mortality in Extremely Low Birth (1000 g or Less) Infants

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00850902

Enrollment

700

Registered

2009-02-25

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2010-04-30

Last updated

2009-03-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Extremely Low Birth Weight

Keywords

ELBW, Humidity, BPD

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to apply a different incubator humidity strategy at birth to decrease morbidity and mortality in extremely low birth (1000 g or less) infants.

Interventions

OTHERHigh Humidity (HH)

High Humidity Level

OTHERModerate Humidity

Moderate Humidity Level

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Inborn Premature Infants with weight ≤ 1000 g at birth

Exclusion criteria

* Outborn infants. * Failure to obtain parental consent for the study. * Congenital malformations likely to affect life expectancy or neurosensory development. * Unlikely to be available for follow up.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Death prior to discharge or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) defined as oxygen requirement at 36 weeks postmenstrual age.	36 weeks postmenstrual age

Contacts

Primary ContactJasim Anabrees

jasim1800@yahoo.com+966 590 591 102

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026