NCT01274845

Use of Heliox in the Management of Neonates With Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Poznan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study: to assess the effect of short-term mechanical ventilation with heliox in newborns with meconium aspiration syndrome on vital signs, oxygenation, acid-base balance and respiratory function parameters.

Conditions

• Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Heliox mechanical ventilation	Mechanical ventilation (MV) with air-oxygen at baseline, then 1 hour of heliox (helium-oxygen) MV and then return to MV with air-oxygen.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-12-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2011-01-12
• Last updated: 2011-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland