Ultrasound-Guided breathing care may shorten NICU stays for infants
NCT ID NCT07386041
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using lung ultrasound to guide breathing treatments can help infants with respiratory failure leave the NICU sooner. About 64 newborns will be randomly assigned to either ultrasound-guided care or standard care. The goal is to see if this approach reduces the time they need breathing support and the length of their hospital stay.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lung ultrasound-guided respiratory management
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to shorter hospital stays and less breathing support for sick newborns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial at one hospital, so results may not apply everywhere. The ultrasound approach may not improve outcomes over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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0 years to 1 year
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Infants admitted to the Tufts Medical Center NICU * Requiring invasive or non-invasive respiratory support * Requiring surfactant therapy * Parental or guardian informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Major congenital anomalies * Known chromosomal abnormalities * Congenital diaphragmatic hernia * Decision for comfort care * Surfactant administered prior to transfer from outside hospital (only excluded for surfactant decisions)
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