Humidity in Incubators for Tiny Infants
ConditionExtremely Premature Infant
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0-1
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
About this trial
The objective of the study is to assess 2 different initial incubator humidification protocols for infants \<25 weeks' gestation admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The hypothesis is that a higher starting humidity decreases dehydration and results in no difference in survival or morbidity. Higher (90%) and lower (70%) starting humidity will be compared.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Inborn infant of <25 weeks' gestation admitted to the NICU
Disqualifiers
Infants with known congenital skin conditions
Outborn infants
Infants with unknown gestational age prior to birth
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Incubator ambient relative humidity (RH) of 70%
- Incubator ambient relative humidity (RH) of 90%
Treatment groups
350 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov