Helping respiratory-distressed neonates survive using integrated bubble continuous positive airway pressure innovations within primary health care in Ethiopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202504905723833

Enrollment

576

Registered

2025-04-24

Start date

2025-06-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Respiratory Paediatrics

Interventions

Integrated bubble continuous positive airway pressure innovations

Routine improvised bCPAP

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants whose parent (s) give assent for participation, and with gestational age =32 weeks, weight = 1000 grams, in mild or moderate RD, and admitted to NICUs within six hours after birth will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: However, those newborns with congenital abnormalities, requiring immediate surgical intervention; with suspected neuromuscular abnormality, or with suspected cyanotic congenital cardiac disease or cardiac instability will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate effectiveness of integrated bCPAP innovations in improving neonatal survival to discharge among newborns with respiratory distress within PHC in Ethiopia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To investigate effectiveness of integrated bCPAP innovations in reducing incidence of advanced critical care among newborns with respiratory distress within PHC in Ethiopia ;To explore challenges and opportunities of neonatal respiratory support care within the PHC in northwest Ethiopia;To explore key actors’ anticipation about implementation of integrated bCPAP innovations within the PHC in northwest Ethiopia;To explore feasibility of integrated bCPAP innovations implementation within PHC in Ethiopia	—

Measure

Time frame

To investigate effectiveness of integrated bCPAP innovations in reducing incidence of advanced critical care among newborns with respiratory distress within PHC in Ethiopia ;To explore challenges and opportunities of neonatal respiratory support care within the PHC in northwest Ethiopia;To explore key actors’ anticipation about implementation of integrated bCPAP innovations within the PHC in northwest Ethiopia;To explore feasibility of integrated bCPAP innovations implementation within PHC in Ethiopia

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Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactKassahun Alemu

Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Gondar

kassalemu@gmail.com0911752466

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026