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Nasal vs. Oral Intubation for Neonates Requiring Cardiac Surgery

United States80 participantsStarted 2018-07-01

Plain-language summary

Often, infants struggle to feed orally after surgery for congenital heart disease and may require supplemental feeding interventions at discharge. In this study, the investigators prospectively randomize infants to oral or nasal endotracheal intubation for surgery and assess postoperative feeding success.

Who can participate

Age range2 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infants who require surgery for congenital heart disease before 2 weeks of age Exclusion Criteria: * \< 37 weeks estimated gestational age at the time of surgery * Orofacial or gastrointestinal anomalies * Devastating neurologic injury or malformation * Intubation \> 5 days prior to surgery * \> 5 minutes of CPR or ECMO at any time

What they're measuring

Feeding method at discharge

Timeframe: Approximately 1 month after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05378685

SponsorUniversity of Virginia

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-12-20

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