NCT03298347

Caffeine for Preterm Infants With Apnea of Prematurity(AOP)

Caffeine for Preterm Infants With Apnea of Prematurity(AOP): a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Minute – 1 Month
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Nowadays,caffein is commonly used for AOP, and it reduces the intubation rate in preterm infants. However, intubation is needed in about 20%-50% of partial neonates. How to reduce the intubation rate effectively is a challenge for neonatologists.

Detailed description

Less evidences about more dose of caffein used in preterm infants.

Conditions

• Caffeine
• Apnea of Prematurity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	80mg/kg of caffeine	80mg/kg of caffeine is given to treat AOP
DRUG	20mg/kg of caffeine	20mg/kg of caffeine is given to treat AOP

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-01
• Primary completion: 2018-10-01
• Completion: 2018-10-01
• First posted: 2017-10-02
• Last updated: 2017-10-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China