Softer breathing aid could spare preemies from harsh ventilators
NCT ID NCT07098910
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways of giving a lung-opening medicine (surfactant) to premature babies with breathing problems. The newer method uses a soft mask placed in the throat instead of a breathing tube down the windpipe. Researchers want to see if the gentler method works just as well to keep babies off ventilators. The study includes 440 preterm babies born before 34 weeks and weighing at least 750 grams.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 440 people
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- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Up to 48 hours
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Inborn neonate (=born in the hospital), AND * Gestational age \<34+0 weeks, AND * Birth weight ≥750g, AND * Age \<48 hours, AND * Diagnosis of RDS, confirmed with a chest x-ray or lung ultrasound, except in cases where immediate treatment is necessary and imaging would cause a delay AND * Indication for surfactant treatment: Infant on non-invasive support (CPAP/NIPPV) and FiO2 \>0.30 to maintain oxygen saturation (SpO2) between 90% and 95% Exclusion Criteria: * Severe respiratory insufficiency in need of intubation at delivery room * Severe respiratory insufficiency in need of intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation after arrival to NICU * Previous surfactant administration * Previous invasive mechanical ventilation * Known pneumothorax * Major malformations * Physician not confident with study intervention * The physician decided not to include the patient due to a preference for performing INSURE * Excluded due to time constraints preventing completion of informed consent and trial procedures
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Locations
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Phu San Hanoi Hospital - Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital
RECRUITINGHanoi, 118000, Vietnam
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