Prone Versus Supine Positioning and the Impact on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
Prone Positioning, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Prone Positioning focused on measuring prone positioning, bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- infants born at less than 1500 grams at birth, who remain on positive pressure support for at least 7 days after birth AND/OR on any other respiratory device such as nasal cannula with flow rates greater than 2LPM receiving supplemental oxygen of greater than 21% for at least 7 days after birth. Positive pressure for the purposes of this study is defined a nasal cannula delivering a flow of 2 LPM or higher, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), non-invasive positive pressure ventilation or non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIPPV/NIMV), as well infants who are intubated or have a tracheostomy for oxygenation and ventilation related to their lung disease, irrespective of the mode of ventilation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- infants who were previously on room air without a respiratory device who were intubated for the purposes of surgery and were not receiving respiratory support as defined above prior, those intubated for other airway issues such as tracheal stenosis, broncheo- or tracheomalacia, etc and not for the management of BPD. Additional patients to be excluded include those with suspected or proven genetic or other major congenital anomalies that may impact cardiac and lung function including cardiac and lung anomalies, as well as those at the time of enrollment who require surgeries that will impact their ability to be placed in prone positioning (eg gastroschisis, omphalocele, etc).
Sites / Locations
- Montefiore Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Prone positioning for a total of 6 hours daily by study protocol
usual positioning
Patients will be positioned prone for 3 hours then placed supine for 3 hours then prone again for 3 additional hours. The change in position from prone to supine and back is to more reliably document possible changes in ventilation, oxygenation, other vital signs and respiratory support required.
Patients in the newborn intensive care unit are physically handled usually every 3-4 hours. Those study participants who are randomly assigned to "usual position" may rest in a variety of positions in any order based on nursing or perceived patient preference. Positions may include supine, right lateral, left lateral, and prone as well.