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Respiratory Distress SyndromeECALMISTNCT01553292

Early CPAP And Large Volume Minimally Invasive Surfactant (ECALMIST) in Preterm Infants With RDS

A study testing ECALMIST in people with Respiratory Distress Syndrome, run by University of Manitoba at 3 sites in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Modification of Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy (MIST) to a new technique called ECALMIST (Early CPAP And Large volume Minimal Invasive Surfactant). This modification is needed to adapt the use of large volume surfactant of 4-5 ml/kg. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 minutes to 24 hours
Conditions the study is for
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
What is being tested?
ECALMIST
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
3 sitesCanada
Study dates
Apr 2012to Sep 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 10 minutes to 24 hours
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • -preterm infants less than 35 weeks gestation in 1st day of life with RDS and spontaneously breathing on CPAP and need surfactant administration.

Who cannot join

  • Infants needs of mechanical ventilation
  • Congenital anomaly
  • Respiratory distress due to non RDS related causes.
  • no parental consent

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

Canada3 sites
  • Children hospital of health Sciences Center

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C0L8

  • Women's Hospital Health Science Center

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C0L8

  • St. Boniface Hospital

    Winnipeg, Manitoba

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About this study

Official title: Feasibility of Using Early CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) And Large Volume Minimal Invasive Surfactant Therapy (ECALMIST) in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

Modification of Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy (MIST) to a new technique called ECALMIST (Early CPAP And Large volume Minimal Invasive Surfactant). This modification is needed to adapt the use of large volume surfactant of 4-5 ml/kg.

The ECALMIST will be used to deliver the large volume Surfactant that been used in Canada called BLES (about 5 ml for each 100 mg) to the preterm infants bellow 35 weeks gestation suffer from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in 1st 24 hours of life while maintained on CPAP.

Read the detailed description

The 5 ml/Kg surfactant is warm to room temperature. Using standard laryngoscope without premedication while the infant is maintained on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP. The the laryngoscope should be removed after stabilizing the vascular catheter between 2 fingers at the level of lips (weight +6 cm). The surfactant will be administer by boluses of 0.25 -0.5 ml at a time over 20-30 seconds and 10 seconds apart while maintain the vital signs.

The procedure should be stopped if the vital signs deteriorate, CPAP pressure and oxygen requirement might need to adjusted to restore baseline vital signs. If the vital signs remained unstable the catheter should be removed and the infant managed according by positive pressure ventilation (PPV) or intubation by endotracheal tube (ETT).

At the end of the procedure the catheter should be flushed with 0.5 ml of air then catheter should be removed.

FiO2 (fraction of inspired oxygen), oxygen saturation and CPAP pressure will be recorded before during and after the procedure.

Complication like bradycardia (Hear rate below 100 beat per minute) or Apnea (pause of respiration for more than 20 second or less than 20 seconds but associated with bradycardia) All other neonatal outcome will be recorded (IVH [Intra-ventricular Hemorrhage], ROP [Retinopathy of prematurity], duration of ventilation, duration of hospital stay, infection, duration of oxygen requirement and others.

Being tested
ECALMIST
Keywords
Respiratory distress syndrome, Preterm infants, Vascular catheter, Surfactant, CPAP, ECALMIST
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Distress Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ECALMISTDevice

    Also called Surfactant administration by catheter

    Labelled catheter at level of the lips (6 cm plus weight) will inserted through the vocal cords under direct vision using a standard laryngoscope without premedication while maintaining CPAP. 5 ml/kg surfactant syringe will be connected to the catheter hub and 0.25-0.5 ml was administered; then the syringe will be disconnected from the catheter to observe the surfactant moving up and down or coming back as indication of accurate intubation of the trachea. The surfactant the slowly administer by boluses of 0.25-0.5 ml over 20-30 seconds with 10 seconds apart. At the end of the procedure, the operator flushed the catheter with 0.5 ml of air before removing the catheter while maintaining CPAP

  • ECALMISTDevice

    Also called Surfactant administration by catheter

    Vascular catheter of 1.6 French size of 133 mm length 16 gauge used to deliver the BLES; a large volume surfactant while maintain CPAP

Study groups in NCT01553292
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ECALMISTExperimentalLarge volume 5ml/kg surfactant administered by vascular catheter while maintaining CPAP or ECALMIST; Early CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) And Large volume Minimal Invasive Surfactant Therapy
Receives: Device: ECALMIST

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of Early Ventilation Hours

    The need for mechanical ventilation due to various reasons like sepsis, Apnea (pause of respiration for more than 20 seconds) or Respiratory dysfunction evidenced by abnormal blood gas or desaturation or increase work of breathing

    Measured: 72 hours

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Incidence of Bradycardia During Procedure

    Bradycardia is persistent heart rate below 100 beat per minute for more than 20 seconds during the procedure as seen by the monitor or Heart rate below 60 beat per minute for any time if chest compression is needed or if associated with desaturation or apnea.

    Measured: Range of 10 minutes

  2. Saturation During the Procedure

    Level of oxygen which is measured by oxygen pulse Oximetry. It is express as proportion out of one which is equal to percentage of 100. The number can be anywhere between 0.21 to 1 which is equal to percentage of 21 to 100.

    Measured: 10 minutes

  3. Failure to Catheterized the Trachea by the Vascular Catheter

    Failure define as inability to pass the vascular catheter to the trachea after 2 trials within 20 seconds time frame for each trial.

    Measured: 20 seconds

  4. Index Before the Procedure

    The index is an arbitrary number calculated by equation that is author defined which is(FiO2 * CPAP/ Sat)*100.

    FiO2: Fraction of inspired oxygen CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure Sat: saturation The equation is similar to the Oxygen index (OI) equation with replacement of Mean airway pressure (MAP) by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP. It comprehensive view about the 3 parameters (FiO2, CPAP and Sat) during the procedure.

    Measured: 1 hour

  5. CPAP Pressure After the Procedure

    Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is measured in centimeter of water

    Measured: 4 hours

  6. Oxygen Requirement Before the Procedure

    Oxygen requirement or FiO2 (Fraction of inspired oxygen) is expressed as proportion out of one (decimal) or percentage of 100. The number can be any where between 0.21 to 1 which is equal to percentage of 21 to 100.

    Measured: 1 hour

  7. Oxygen Saturation After the Procedure

    Oxygen saturation is measured by pulse oximetry. It is express as proportion out of 1 (decimal) that is equal to percentage of 100. The number can be any where between 0.21 to 1 which is equal to percentage of 21 to 100.

    Measured: 4 hours

  8. Index After the Procedure

    The index is an arbitrary number calculated by equation that is author defined which is(FiO2 * CPAP/ Sat)*100.

    FiO2: Fraction of inspired oxygen CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure Sat: saturation The equation is similar to the Oxygen index (OI) equation with replacement of Mean airway pressure (MAP) by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP. It comprehensive view about the 3 parameters (FiO2, CPAP and Sat) during the procedure.

    Measured: 4 hours

  9. CPAP Pressure Before the Proceudre

    Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) pressure is measured in centimeter of water as recorded from CPAP machine (continuous positive airway pressure)

    Measured: 1 hour

  10. Oxygen Saturation Before the Procedure

    Oxygen saturation is measured by pulse oximetry and express as proportion out of one which equal to percentage of 100. The number can be any where between 0.21 to 1 which is equal to percentage of 21 to 100.

    Measured: 1 hour

  11. Oxygen Requirements After the Procedure

    Oxygen requirement is expressed as proportion out of one (decimal) which is equal to percentage of 100. The measurment can be any where between 0.21 to 1 and this equal to percentage of 21-100%.

    Measured: 4 hours

  12. Needs for Intubation During the Procedure

    The needed for interruption or stop of ECALMIST to give PPV (positive pressure ventilation or mechanical ventilation though intubation by ETT (endotracheal intubation)

    Measured: 10 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2012
  3. Primary completionSep 2012
  4. Study completionSep 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01553292
Sponsor's protocol ID
B2012:016
Acronym
ECALMIST
Status last verified
Jun 2013
First submitted
6 Mar 2012
Last updated
24 Jul 2013
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ECALMIST in people with Respiratory Distress Syndrome, run by University of Manitoba at 3 sites in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jul 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 24 Jul 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of Early Ventilation Hours (time frame: 72 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jul 2013.

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