Clinical trials: Breathing Technique
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Surfactant Via Endotracheal Tube vs. Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) in Preterm Neonates With Respiratory Distress Syndrome
In this study, newborn babies with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), receiving oxygen via nasal continuous airway pressure (CPAP) modalities, and needing surfactant treatment will be randomized to standard delivery of…
- Trial name
- NCT02164734
- Testing
- Endotracheal intubation, Laryngeal mask airway, remifentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Sleep Disordered Breathing
Peak(R) vs. Electrocautery in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy With Adenoidectomy
Given the large numbers of children who undergo tonsillectomy (by the time a child is 15 years old, 13% of his/her peers will have had a tonsillectomy), the significant morbidity, and direct and indirect costs associated with…
- Trial name
- NCT02533999
- Testing
- PEAK® Plasma System, Electrosurgery
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Apnea of Prematurity
A Comparison of Non-invasive Ventilation Methods Used to Prevent Endotracheal Intubation Due to Apnea in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) reduces the need for endotracheal intubation in very low birth weight infants with persistent apnea who fail nasal…
- Trial name
- NCT03298035
- Testing
- NCPAP as mode for apnea prevention, NIPPV as rescue mode for apnea prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis, Viral
Nasal and Bronchial Absorption Sampling in RSV Bronchiolitis
This study will compare the novel methods of NS and BS with the standard technique of nasophayngeal aspiration (NPA) and routine ETT suction.
- Conditions
- Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis, Viral, RSV Infection, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- RSV-SAM (NCT03062917)
- Testing
- Nasal and Bronchial Sampling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
A Study in Preterm Neonates With Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) Comparing CUROSURF® Administration Through Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) and Conventional Administration
This study compared the administration of porcine surfactant (poractant alfa, Curosurf®) through a less invasive method (LISA), using a thin catheter, CHF 6440 (LISACATH®), during non-invasive ventilation (CPAP, NIPPV, BiPAP)…
- Trial name
- LISPAP (NCT02772081)
- Testing
- LISA combination product (Curosurf+catheter CHF6440), Curosurf through conventional administration (endotracheal tube)
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Bronchiolitis
The Effectiveness of AAD and IPV to Treat Hospitalized Infants (<2years) With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two airway clearance techniques; Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation and Assisted Autogenic Drainage in hospitalized infants under the age of 2 with acute viral…
- Trial name
- NCT02126748
- Testing
- inhalation 4ml hypertonic saline 3% 3x/day, Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation, Assisted Autogenic Drainage
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Apnea of Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A Comparison of Methods of Discontinuing Nasal CPAP in Premature Infants <30 Weeks Gestation
The purpose of this study is to determine if among infants <30 weeks gestational age on nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP), whether discontinuing CPAP after gradual reduction in continuous positive airway pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT03292562
- Testing
- Discontinue NCPAP after weaning pressures, Discontinue NCPAP without weaning pressures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
COVID-19 Infection
Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
This phase I trial investigates breathing techniques and meditation for health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Breathing techniques and medication may help manage stress and improve lung health.
- Trial name
- NCT04482647
- Testing
- Media Intervention, Meditation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center