Ultrasound for Perfusion in Neonates

University of Michigan

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Kidney Perfusion

Treatments: Procedure: 3D Ultrasound Imaging

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00847951

HUM00021322

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of renal ultrasound to check kidney perfusion in premature and/or very low birth weight babies.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 3D (3 dimensional)renal ultrasound to check kidney perfusion (to see if the kidney is receiving enough blood flow to function as it should) in premature and/or very low birth weight babies.

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 28 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Very low birth weight babies in ICU in stable condition and/or premature babies in ICU in stable condition

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable very low birth weight/premature babies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Renal perfusion in Neonates

Other group

Description:

Ultrasound scanning with power Doppler is used to determine the fractional blood volume of the kidneys.

Treatment:

Procedure: 3D Ultrasound Imaging