Nose tubes for breathing help in preterm babies
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of giving breathing support through the nose to preterm babies who are having trouble breathing. One method uses a small tube placed in both nostrils (nasal cannula), and the other uses a single tube in one nostril (single nasal prong). The goal is to see which works better and is more comfortable for the baby.
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Who can take part
- Your baby was born between 28 and 37 weeks of pregnancy (preterm)
- Your baby has trouble breathing and needs help from a machine that gives air through a small tube in the nose
- You (parent or guardian) agree in writing to let your baby participate
- Your baby does not have a defect of the nose (like cleft lip or palate)
- Your baby does not have other serious birth defects that would make this breathing help unsafe
- Your baby did not need a breathing tube put into the windpipe immediately at birth
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