NCT01759316

Heliox in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and Mechanical Ventilation With Heliox in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Third Military Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 28 Weeks – 37 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Heliox can lower respiratory resistance, improve the oxygenation, reduce respiratory distress and lung injury caused by mechanical ventilation.

Detailed description

Heliox can improve the oxygenation, reduce respiratory distress and lung injury caused by mechanical ventilation. Heliox has not been widely used. More studies on the effects and safety of Heliox in addition to NIPPV and mechanical ventilation should be tried.

Conditions

• Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	heliox	heliox or oxygen is used in the two groups respectively

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-08-01
• First posted: 2013-01-03
• Last updated: 2013-10-28

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: China