Which oxygen level is best for sick newborns? study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04938167
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two different oxygen level targets for newborns who have trouble breathing or a condition called pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs). About 54 babies born at 35 weeks or later are randomly assigned to one of two oxygen goals. Researchers check medical records and heart ultrasounds to see which target leads to better outcomes.
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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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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
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- Ages
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0 to 28 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Corrected gestational age (postmenstrual age) \> 34 6/7 weeks * postnatal age ≤ 28 d * on respiratory support with invasive mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, CPAP or high flow nasal cannula (defined as flow rates ≥ 2 LPM with a humidifier), inspired oxygen concentration, FiO2 ≥ 0.3 * and echocardiography shows any finding suggestive of PH (or score \> 0 for PH in table 2). * Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), Down syndrome, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) on therapeutic hypothermia and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), patent foramen ovale/atrial septal defect (PFO/ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) (single or multiple) \< 2 mm can be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * \< 32 weeks gestation at birth (31 6/7 or lower) * Weight \< 2000 g at the time of enrollment * Severe HRF with OI \> 35 or SpO2 \< 75% on FiO2 = 1.0 on mechanical ventilation for \> 60 minutes in spite of correction of reversible factors such as pneumothorax * A condition or congenital anomaly known to be lethal (high likelihood of death during infancy) - e.g., trisomy 18 or trisomy 13 * Congenital heart disease other than ASD/PFO, PDA or VSD (single or multiple defects) \< 2 mm.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California-Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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