Effect of Early Use of Caffeine Citrate in Preterm Neonates

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-06-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This work is designed to study the effect of the early use of caffeine citrate in preterm neonates who need respiratory support on morbidity and short term neonatal outcome.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Caffeine; Caffeine citrate; Citric Acid; Sodium Citrate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Preterm neonates ≤ 33 weeks gestational age.

2. Preterm neonates who need respiratory support (either nasal canula, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or mechanical ventilation).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Neonate>33 wks gestational age.

2. Neonates on room air.

3. Neonates with major congenital or cardiac anomalies