New hope for tiny lungs: simpler treatment could save preterm babies in africa

NCT ID NCT06554522

First seen Apr 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 10, 2026 · Updated 15 times

Summary

This study tests whether giving surfactant (a lung medicine) through a thin tube instead of a breathing tube helps premature babies with respiratory distress survive. About 1,500 babies weighing 1.5 to 4.4 pounds will receive this less invasive treatment in African hospitals that lack ventilators. Researchers will track survival and complications during the hospital stay.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Communautaire

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bangui, Central African Republic

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  • Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Mombasa, Kenya

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti

    RECRUITING

    Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Kumasi, Ghana

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Accra, Ghana

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  • Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Tamale Teaching Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tamale, Ghana

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

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