Early NCPAP Before Surfactant Treatment in Very Preterm Infants With RDS

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01996670

Enrollment

683

Registered

2013-11-27

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-11-27

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Conditions

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,, Preterm Infants,, Respiratory Distress Syndrome,, Surfactant Treatment,

Brief summary

We hypothesis a period of early NCPAP before surfactant treatment is effective for treating RDS and preventing BPD in very premature infants.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Minutes to 2 Hours

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All enrolled infants were able to breathe at 5 min of age, had evidence of respiratory distress, unable to receive surfactant therapy, and were administrated with early NCPAP as the initial treatment

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia	24 hours after birth

Outcome results