Tiny sensor, tiny patients: new catheter designed for preemies under 2 pounds
NCT ID NCT05427929
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new, smaller feeding tube with built-in sensors to measure breathing signals in extremely premature babies (under 1000 grams). The current standard tube is too long for these tiny infants, so the new design shortens the sensor spacing to fit better. Ten babies already on a special ventilator called NAVA will try the new tube to see if it works as well as the standard one.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Neonates with current weight \<1000g who are already receiving invasive or non-invasive NAVA ventilatory support using the standard 6 mm IED Edi catheter will be eligible for recruitment. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants deemed to be unstable by the attending clinician from a respiratory or hemodynamic perspective * Known congenital or chromosomal anomalies * Any acute illness such as sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis or acute pulmonary hypertension * Parental consent not available
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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