NCT06087224

The TELENEO Trial: A Multicenter Trial of Telemedicine for Advanced Neonatal Resuscitations in Community Hospitals

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 947 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of real-time audio-video telemedicine consults with a neonatologist (termed teleneonatology) on the early health outcomes of at-risk neonates delivered in community hospitals.

Detailed description

This prospective, multicenter trial will use a stepped wedge cluster randomized study design to evaluate the impact of real-time audio-video telemedicine consults with a neonatologist (termed "teleneonatology") on the risk of early mortality, early morbidity, and delivery room care for at-risk neonates delivered in community hospitals.

Conditions

• Death; Neonatal
• Morbidity;Newborn

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Teleneonatology	Real-time, two way, audio-video telemedicine connection between the neonatologist located in the regional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the physician located at the community hospital.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-05
• Primary completion: 2029-02-07
• Completion: 2029-05-01
• First posted: 2023-10-17
• Last updated: 2025-11-21

Locations

36 sites across 2 countries: United States, Canada