Clinical Trial: Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation in Very Low Birthweight Infants in the First 3 Days of Life

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Cerebral Tissue Oxygen Saturation in Preterm Neonates Below 1500g Birth Weight During the First 72 Hours

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the range of cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in healthy and sick very low birthweight infants during the first 72 hours of life.

Detailed Summary:

In this observational trial we want to examine cerebral tissue oxygen saturation, total hemoglobin, fractional tissue oxygen extraction and HbD as measured by near infrared spectroscopy during the first 72h of life in very low birthweight infants.

Differences between relatively healthy and sick preterm infants will be explored. A focus is to find differences between those infants who develop germinal matrix hemorrhage and those who are at risk only but do not develop hemorrhage.

Sponsor: University of Ulm

Current Primary Outcome: Cerebral tissue oxygen saturation during first 72 hours of life [ Time Frame: during first 72 hours of life ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: University of Ulm

Dates:
Date Received: September 6, 2011
Date Started: April 2011
Date Completion: June 2019
Last Updated: April 5, 2016
Last Verified: April 2016