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 groupsLocations
6Nationwide Children's Hospital - Grant Medical Center43205, ColumbusOhio, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital - Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center43210, ColumbusOhio, United States
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital77030, HoustonTexas, United States
The Woman's Hospital of Texas77054, HoustonTexas, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov