The Predictive Value of Thoracic Ultrasound As a Response to the Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Infants: an Observational Pilot Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The diagnostic hypothesis is based on the evidence that, while the functional closure of the PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) occurs within a few hours after birth, anatomical closure may take several weeks. The functional closure of the PDA can be extremely sensitive to variations in blood oxygen tension and the hemodynamic instability of preterm infants. Therefore, echocardiographic evaluation and ductal diameter at a single point in time (such as during PDA echocardiography) may not correlate with transductal blood flow. Assessing the variation in the amount of pulmonary interstitial fluid using LUS (lung ultrasound score) could be an early predictive parameter for the closure or non-closure of hsPDA (hemodynamically significant PDA).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Maximum Age: 28 days
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Neonates under 28 days of life

• Patients eligible for hsPDA closure treatment according to standard clinical practice

Locations
Other Locations
Italy
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITING
Roma
Contact Information
Primary
Angela Paladini
angela.paladini@policlinicogemelli.it
+39 3272037468
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Sponsors
Leads: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

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