Face-Down or Face-Up? study tests best position for sick infants
NCT ID NCT07170085
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether placing infants with breathing problems from infections like RSV on their stomach (prone) helps them breathe better than lying on their back (supine). Forty babies under 1 year old on breathing support will be placed in each position for one hour. Researchers will measure breathing effort, oxygen levels, and heart rate to see if one position is better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- positioning (prone vs supine)
- What this could lead to
- If prone positioning works better, it could become a simple, low-cost way to help infants breathe easier during respiratory infections, possibly reducing the need for more intensive support.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study (40 children) lasting only 2 hours, so results may not apply to all children or longer stays. The benefit seen in adults may not hold for infants.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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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Up to 12 months
- 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: * Age 0-12 months * Clinical respiratory infection * Physician-ordered High-Flow oxygen or CPAP * Consent from the legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Significant chronic pulmonary, cardiac, or neurological disorders * Children admitted to intensive care
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hans Christian Andersen´s Childrens Hospital
RECRUITINGOdense, 5000, Denmark
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