Plethismographic Perfusion Index in Neonates

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn; Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Treatments: Device: PPG

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02380040

181/14

Details and patient eligibility

About

Photoplethismography will be measured and compared in newborns suffering from patent ductus arteriosus and normal controls.

Full description

Newborn babies admitted to the NICU and well baby will be connected to a specially designed photoplethismograph (PPG). Right hand (pre ductal), and and one of the legs (postductal) values will be compared, based on the formula Delta amplitude of PPG / baseline absorption (perfusion index (PI)). Normal values will be defined in healthy term and preterm babies, and clinical conditions in which the PI is expected to change (Patent Ductus Artheriosus, Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn)will be compared with these normal values.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 3 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• PDA, PPHN and Normal babies who underwent echocardiography

Exclusion criteria

• Other cardiac diseases

Trial design

100 participants in 4 patient groups

Term

Description:

Normal Term Newborn Intervention: PPG

Treatment:

Device: PPG

Preterm

Description:

Preterm babies admitted to the NICU not suffering from the conditions to be studied Intervention: PPG

Treatment:

Device: PPG

PDA

Description:

Patent Ductus Arteriosus Intervention: PPG

Treatment:

Device: PPG

PPHN

Description:

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Intervention: PPG

Treatment:

Device: PPG