Preterm birth
Conditions
Interventions
HCPAP vs low LCPAP strategy: Infants allocated to the HCPAP (intervention group) will start on 15 or 8 cm H2O CPAP depending on their breathing effort directly after birth. Infants with poor breathing
Sponsors
Leiden University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infants are eligible when they are born premature (24 0/7 to 29 6/7 weeks of gestation).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are significant congenital malformations influencing the cardiopulmonary transition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome oxygen saturation in the first 5 minutes after birth. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: (physiological parameters) are breathing rate and inter-breath variability, minute volume, SpO2 at 5 minutes after birth, SpO2/FiO2 ratio, heart rate, expired tidal volumes during spontaneous breathing, duration below oxygen saturation target range, heart rate and duration of bradycardia, occurrence and duration of positive pressure ventilation given, supplemental oxygen and incidence and timing of caffeine administration in the delivery room. Mortality and short term morbidities will be noted (surfactant administration, pneumothorax, intubation rate, intraventricular hemorrhages, spontaneous intestinal perforations, death). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactTessa Martherus
Leiden University Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed