Heterogeneity Index in Neonatologist-performed Lung Ultrasound in Neonates Receiving Respiratory Support - a Pilot Study

ConditionsIntensive Care Units, Neonatal Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Point-of-Care Systems Ultrasonography Lung Ultrasound Lung Ultrasound Score Image Interpretation, Computer Assisted Reproducibility of Results Respiratory Distress Neonatal Respiratory Support

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age1-7

SponsorMedical University of Graz

About this trial

Lung ultrasound is an increasingly valuable diagnostic tool in neonatal intensive care due to its safety and accessability.

This pilot study investigates whether a quantitative approach - the heterogeneity index, previously only used in fetal lung assessment - can enhance the diagnostic accuracy of neonatologist-performed lung ultrasound (NPLUS). The index will be calculated from raw ultrasound images of preterm and term neonates and compared with conventional lung ultrasound scores to evaluate its clinical relevance.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Preterm neonates born between 28+0 and 36+6 weeks of gestation and term-born neonates (> 37+0 weeks of gestation) admitted to the NICU

Presence of respiratory distress requiring respiratory support (invasive and non-invasive) at the timepoint of NPLUS 1.

Written informed consent obtained from the parents prior to the measurement.

Disqualifiers

cardiopulmonary malformations

pleural effusion

pneumothorax

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

40 Participants

are grouped into 1 trial group

Sponsors and collaborators

Medical University of Graz

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov