Comparing suctioning methods for babies on breathing tubes
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of suctioning the breathing tube in newborns who are on a ventilator. It aims to see which method is safer and more effective for your baby.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your baby must be a preterm or full-term newborn.
- Your baby's birth weight must be more than 1000 grams (about 2.2 pounds).
- Your baby must have a breathing tube in place (endotracheal tube).
- Your baby cannot have a heart condition that causes blue skin (cyanotic congenital heart disease).
- Your baby cannot have an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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