New breathing method could ease preemie lung care
NCT ID NCT07418502
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a new breathing support called Pressure Targeted High Flow works as well as standard CPAP in premature infants with breathing problems. About 78 babies born before 33 weeks will try each method for 24 hours. Researchers will monitor breathing, oxygen needs, and comfort to see if the new approach is a good alternative.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pressure Targeted High Flow (a breathing support procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more comfortable breathing support option for premature infants that is easier for staff to manage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 78 infants, so results may not apply to all preemies. The new method might not provide enough support, leading to breathing failure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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.
- Ages
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7 days to 40 weeks
- 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: * Delivery at \>24+0 weeks and ≤32+6 weeks of gestation * Postnatal age \>7 days but \< 6 weeks old * Weight ≥1,000grams at the time of study * Receiving clinically prescribed CPAP at pressures of 5-8cm H2O * Requiring an FiO2 of ≤0.60 Exclusion Criteria: * Chromosomal disorder (aneuploidy) * Presence of major congenital birth defect including airway anomalies, congenital diaphragmatic hernia or cardiac defects (other than patent foramen ovale and patent ductus arteriosus) * Prior pneumothorax * Infants in whom chance of survival is uncertain
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascension Seton Medical Center
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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