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| Name | Class |
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| The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation | OTHER |
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In this study, we want to see how feeding affects breathing in small premature babies. Using a special feeding tube in the stomach, we can measure how the diaphragm (a large breathing muscle) might be affected by feeding. We also want to see if slowing down the feeding may lessen this effect.
Premature babies may have pauses in breathing known as apnea, which may require invasive treatment. The exact cause of apnea is unknown, and may be related to a combination of brain, gut, and lung immaturity.
Research in premature babies suggests that feeding may affect lung functions, but such effects may be lessened if feeds are given at a slower rate. Further research showed that the diaphragm, an important breathing muscle, may be fatigued by a full stomach. We speculate that, in premature babies, feeding might tire the diaphragm, thus impairing lung function and possibly causing apnea.
We plan to study 10 stable premature babies less than 23 weeks and 1.25 kilograms at birth. By inserting a special feeding tube with sensors into the stomach, we can measure the electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi). By analysing EAdi before and after feeding, we want to directly measure how feeding might affect lung functions. We also want to compare feeding at the usual rate (5-15 minutes) versus a slower rate (90 minutes) to see how their effects on lung functions might differ.
This important study will help us determine the most appropriate treatment for premature babies with apnea related to feeding.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Observation | Premature infants over 23 weeks of gestation and less than 1.25 kilograms at birth, who are tolerating feedings, and are clinically stable |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Insertion of specialized feeding tube for monitoring of EAdi | Device | The specialized feeding tube will be inserted into the esophagus and positioned at the level of the crural diaphragm. EAdi will be measured with miniaturized coated stainless steel electrodes mounted on the feeding tube. The tube is connected to a monitor where EAdi will be recorded continuously throughout the entire study period |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in amount of tonic electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) from baseline during and after an intermittent bolus feed | Day of study |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in amount of phasic EAdi before and after an intermittent bolus feed | Day of study | |
| Change in the number of apnea episodes on the EAdi waveform before and after an intermittent bolus feed | Day of study |
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Premature infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eugene Ng, MD, FRCPC | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Study Chair |
| Patti Schurr, RN, MSc | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Principal Investigator |
| Maureen Reilly, RRT | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Principal Investigator |
| Jennifer Beck, PhD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Study Director |
| Michael Dunn, MD, FRCPC | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Toronto | Ontario | M5S1B2 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D047928 | Premature Birth |
| D001049 | Apnea |
| ID | Term |
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| D007752 | Obstetric Labor, Premature |
| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| Changes in tonic and phasic EAdi, and apnea between intermittent bolus and intermittent slow-bolus feed | Day of study |
| Diaphragmatic fatigue | Day of study |
| Episodes of clinically significant apnea between intermittent bolus and intermittent slow bolus feed | Day of study |
| Episodes of regurgitation or vomiting between intermittent bolus and intermittent slow bolus feed | Day of study |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D012818 | Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |