Little Lungs Study

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-14
SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

About this trial

This clinical trial is being done to evaluate the safety and clinical response of late surfactant treatment with budesonide in extremely preterm infants requiring mechanical ventilation at 7-14 days of age.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Gestational age 22 0/7 to 28 6/7 weeks at birth

Age 7-14 days

Need invasive mechanical ventilatory support and a Fraction of Inspired Oxygen (FiO2) greater than or equal to 0.3

Have a baby who meets neonate eligibility criteria and enrolls in the study.

Disqualifiers

Major congenital anomalies including congenital lung malformations and congenital diaphragmatic hernia and/or genetic disorders

Alternative, acute clinical etiology of respiratory deterioration or increased ventilatory requirements (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, etc.)

History of pulmonary hemorrhage

Antibiotic use within 48 hours

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Calfactant
  • Budesonide

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lead sponsor

Meriter Foundation

Collaborator