30
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2016
HFNC
HFNC therapy will be delivered with a system that provides heated, humidified high flow of gas through a tube that maintains the temperature and humidification. This intervention will involve the delivery of gas (air/oxygen) at a high flow rate, using an adequate nasal cannulae size and a cannula/nostril diameter ratio between 0.5-0.8.
NCPAP
NCPAP will be provided as either bubble CPAP or through a ventilator, and will deliver a regulated pressure of gas (air/oxygen) to the patient through infant binasal prongs as interface. Nasal prong sizes will be chosen according to manufacturer recommendations.
Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal
Guilherme Sant'Anna, MD
OTHER