RAM Cannula VS Short Nasal Prongs for Delivering NIPPV in Preterm Infants (RAMCAN)

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intubation, Intratracheal; Noninvasive Ventilation; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn; Infant, Premature

Treatments: Device: Ram cannula; Device: Short nasal prongs

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03081611

RAMCAN

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized control trial, Ram cannula VS short nasal prongs for delivering Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) for preterm infants

Full description

Randomized control trial comparing Ram cannula to the regular, more investigated short nasal prongs for delivering Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) for preterm infants with respiratory distress.

Enrollment: 166 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 28 days old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gestational age 24-33.6
• Physician decision on the need for non invasive ventilation
• parental consent

Exclusion criteria

• Pneumothorax before recruitment
• Significant congenital heart disease or chromosomal disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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166 participants in 2 patient groups

Ram cannula

Experimental group

Description:

NIPPV VIA Ram cannula

Treatment:

Device: Ram cannula

Short nasal prongs

Active Comparator group

Description:

NIPPV VIA short nasal prongs

Treatment:

Device: Short nasal prongs