NCT02380040

Plethismographic Perfusion Index in Neonates

Examination of Perfusion Index in Term and Preterm Newborns Through Plethismography

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shaare Zedek Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Photoplethismography will be measured and compared in newborns suffering from patent ductus arteriosus and normal controls.

Detailed description

Newborn babies admitted to the NICU and well baby will be connected to a specially designed photoplethismograph (PPG). Right hand (pre ductal), and and one of the legs (postductal) values will be compared, based on the formula Delta amplitude of PPG / baseline absorption (perfusion index (PI)). Normal values will be defined in healthy term and preterm babies, and clinical conditions in which the PI is expected to change (Patent Ductus Artheriosus, Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn)will be compared with these normal values.

Conditions

• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	PPG	A PPG device will be applied to subjects in the right hand, left hand and one of the legs. Data will be recorded into a computer software

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2017-03-01
• First posted: 2015-03-05
• Last updated: 2016-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel