Caffeine for Preterm Infants With Apnea of Prematurity(AOP)

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Nowadays,caffein is commonly used for AOP, and it reduces the intubation rate in preterm infants. However, intubation is needed in about 20%-50% of partial neonates. How to reduce the intubation rate effectively is a challenge for neonatologists.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
• Treatments: Caffeine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• gestational age less than 32 weeks;

• appear AOP;

• parents'consents are obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

• major congenital abnormalities;

• Parents' rejection