Safer breathing tube taping for premature babies
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests a different way to secure the breathing tube in preterm babies on a ventilator. It may help reduce skin problems or unplanned tube removal in the NICU.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your baby was born between 28 and 34 weeks of pregnancy and is in the NICU.
- Your baby is on a breathing machine (ventilator) with a tube in their mouth.
- Your baby does not have a skin condition they were born with.
- Your baby's weight at birth was appropriate for their age (not too small or too large).
- Your baby has been on the ventilator for at least 24 hours (no unplanned tube removal).
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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