Low and High Flow Suctioning in Intubated Infants

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 28
SponsorColumbia University

About this trial

Preterm and term intubuted infants in the NICU will undergo two sequential suctioning procedures: a new, FDA-approved suction device called EXSALTA (ED) and the standard conventional wall (SCW). The physiological consequences, i.e. changes in heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), cerebral oxygenation (C-rSO2), and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction (C-FOE) between ED and SCW ETT tracheal suctioning system in both open and closed catheter system settings will be evaluated using a randomized cross over design in preterm and term infants receiving mechanical ventilation via an ETT. This study will evaluate the hypothesis that there will be significantly lower variations in HR, SpO2, C-rSO2, and C-FOE during ETT suctioning with ED compared to SCW suctioning systems under both open and close ETT suction settings.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Preterm and term infants with birth weight more than 1000g receiving ETT suctioning

Disqualifiers

Infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease and cardiac rhythm disorders (arrythmias) will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exsalta Suction Device

    Device

    Low flow endotracheal suction device

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Exsalta Device suctioningExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Coventional wall suctioningActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in heart rate (HR)

Measured as beats per minute

Time frame
Before suctioning (baseline) and up to 1-hour after suctioning
2

Change in oxygen saturation (SpO2)

Measured as percent (%) change

Time frame
Before suctioning (baseline) and up to 1-hour after suctioning
3

Change in cerebral oxygenation (C-rSO2)

Measured as percent (%) change

Time frame
Before suctioning (baseline) and up to 1-hour after suctioning
4

Change in cerebral fractional oxygen extraction (c-FOE)

Measured as difference in SpO2 and C-rSO2 (%)

Time frame
Before suctioning (baseline) and up to 1-hour after suctioning

Secondary outcomes

1

Incidence of bradycardia

Count (episodes) of HR\<80% for more than 10 sec

Time frame
Before suctioning (baseline) and up to 1-hour after suctioning
2

Incidence of hemoglobin oxygen desaturation

Count (episodes) of SpO2\<80% for more than 10 sec

Time frame
Before suctioning (baseline) and up to 1-hour after suctioning

Other outcomes

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