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Clinical trialNCT07895654Not, yet, recruitingInterventional

Strap To Reduce Apnea in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Crossover Trial

SponsorUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamEnrollment20Apnea of PrematurityBronchopulmonary Dysplasia of NewbornIntermittent Hypoxemia
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Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a chin strap helps reduce low oxygen episodes in premature babies receiving CPAP or NIPPV (breathing support through the nose). The main question it aims to answer is: Does wearing a chin strap during CPAP or NIPPV make low oxygen episodes shorter compared to not wearing one? Researchers will compare the chin strap period to the no-chin-strap period to see if the chin strap shortens low oxygen episodes. Participants will: Be randomly assigned to wear the chin strap first or skip it first Wear a soft chin strap for 24 hours, then switch to no chin strap for 24 hours (or the reverse), with a 1-hour break in between Have continuous monitoring of oxygen levels, heart rate, and breathing throughout the 49-hour study
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • University of Alabama at Birmingha

    Birmingham, Alabama, United States

    Colm P Travers, MDOnur E Taparli

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
15 Jan 2027
Primary completion
30 Aug 2027
Completion
30 Sept 2027
Last update posted
27 Oct 2026
Registered enrollment
20
Registry id
NCT07895654
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 11 Nov 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; FindMyKOL does not interpret them.