Work of Breathing in Premature Infants at Discharge

Christiana Care Health Services

Status: Completed

Conditions: Very Low Birth Weight Infant; Prematurity; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Treatments: Other: Enrollment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03682575

DDD604122

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare how premature infants who required oxygen for at least 28 days during their time in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) breathe at discharge compared to premature infants who did not require oxygen for at least 28 days during their time in the NICU.

Full description

Work of breathing tests will be performed on premature infants who required oxygen for at least 28 days during their time in NICU. These same work of breathing tests will be performed in another group of premature infants who did not require oxygen for at least 28 days during their time in the NICU. The two groups will be compared.

Enrollment: 78 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 7 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants born at greater than 26 weeks gestation, weighing less than 1500 grams at birth.
• Infants with diagnosis of BPD and without diagnosis of BPD

Exclusion criteria

• Infants with skeletal, neuromuscular, or abdominal surgical disorders that affect the accuracy of work of breathing measurements will be excluded.

Trial design

78 participants in 2 patient groups

Infants WITH diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

Description:

Preterm infants who were on oxygen at 28 days of life.

Treatment:

Other: Enrollment

Infants WITHOUT diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD

Description:

Preterm infants who were not on oxygen at 28 days of life.

Treatment:

Other: Enrollment