Efficacy and Safety of Gastric Suctioning During Neonatal Resuscitation

Benjamin T. Stevens

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Respiratory Distress

Treatments: Procedure: Gastric suctioning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00729989

200804774

Details and patient eligibility

About

The stomach of the newborn baby is often emptied soon after birth to prevent breathing problems (respiratory distress). Babies born with meconium-stained amniotic fluid and those with increased secretions associated with birth by C-section are thought to be at particular risk of breathing problems during the first minutes of life. Emptying the stomach by sucking out all its contents (gastric suctioning) is alleged to lessen the risk of aspiration and improve respiratory distress. This study will evaluate the usefulness of gastric suctioning during neonatal resuscitation.

Enrollment: 173 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 7 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Term infant with meconium stained amniotic fluid or born by C-section

Exclusion criteria

• Prematurity
• Congenital Abnormality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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173 participants in 2 patient groups

1

No Intervention group

2

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Gastric suctioning