Predicting Infant Extubation Using Diaphragm Surface Electromyography

King's College London72 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to assess whether the electrical signal of the diaphragm (diaphragm electromyogram) and the ratio of that to tidal volume (amount of air breathed in and out of the lungs) can predict which infants will be successfully extubated (have the breathing tube removed without needing it replaced.)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Infant, Newborn, Disease

Interventions

Recording of diaphragm EMGDEVICE

Recording of diaphragm EMG prior to extubation using surface diaphragm electromyography

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 0 DaysMax age: 12 Months

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * intubated and mechanically ventilated on NICU Exclusion Criteria: * major congenital abnormalities

Locations (1)

King's College Hospital

London, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Magnitude of diaphragm EMG

Time frame: One hour

Ratio of diaphragm EMG to tidal volume

Time frame: One hour

Secondary Outcomes

Extubation success

Extubation success is define as remaining free of invasive mechanical ventilation. Whether the above measures of diaphragm EMG can predict such success will be investigated

Time frame: 48 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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