Chest Compression and Sustained Inflation

Newborn Infants Having Asystole or Bradycardia at Birth Clinical Trial

Official title: Chest Compression and Sustained Inflation for Asystole or Bradycardia in Newborn Infants

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Guidelines on neonatal resuscitation recommend 90 chest compressions (CC) and 30 manual inflations (3:1) per minute in newborns. The study aimed to determine if CC s during sustained inflations (SI) improves recovery of asphyxiated newborns compared to coordinated 3:1 resuscitation.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bradycardia
• Heart Arrest
• Newborn Infants Having Asystole or Bradycardia at Birth

• NCT number: NCT02083705
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Alberta
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2014
• Completion date: October 2014