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In a multicenter randomized controlled trial the investigators will evaluate the efficacy of the novel heart rate meter NeoBeat on ventilation performance and short-term outcomes compared to standard care in newborns in need of positive pressure ventilation to initiate spontaneous breathing after birth.


Clinical Trial Description

Heart rate assessment immediately after birth in newborn infants is the most important clinical indicator to evaluate the status of a newborn, and critical to the correct guidance of resuscitation efforts.

One of the knowledge gaps identified by the International Liason Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) is how best to assess ventilation during newborn resuscitation, and improved technology for rapid application of ECG.

Laerdal Medical has developed a novel heart rate meter, NeoBeat, implementing ECG dry-electrodes in a snug-fit abdomen-shaped buckle for for rapid application on the newborn.

In a multicenter randomized controlled trial the investigators will study the efficacy of NeoBeat on ventilation performance and short-term outcomes compared to standard care in newborns in need of positive pressure ventilation to initiate spontaneous respiration after birth. ;


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NCT number NCT03849781
Study type Interventional
Source Helse Stavanger HF
Contact Siren I Rettedal, PhD
Phone +47 45235742
Email siren.irene.rettedal@sus.no
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 8, 2019
Completion date July 1, 2022

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