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Benchmarking Initiative to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

For Condition: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ,
Synopsis: Premature infants may develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a type of chronic lung disease. The type of care that a premature infant receives in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may affect whether the infant will develop BPD. This study will compare care practices between different NICUs to see which practices prevent BPD. The study will then create, administer, and evaluate a program designed to improve care practices in NICUs.
Details: Although survival of very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) infants has improved, many of these infants sustain chronic lung injury that is a significant health burden. Previous studies within the NICHD Neonatal Research Network have shown substantial differences in the incidence of BPD between centers. These differences were not explained by birth weight, gestational age, race, frequency of antenatal steroid use, or incidence of respiratory distress syndrome. Practice differences may contribute to BPD incidence variation. This study will evaluate the efficacy of a Benchmarking Initiative to modify clinical care practices and decrease incidence of BPD in VLBW infants. Benchmarking is a method involving detailed comparisons of processes between similar organizations. For this study, three Network centers with the lowest rates of BPD have been identified as benchmark centers. During a 6-month pre-intervention period, details of care practices and management style at these three centers will be carefully assessed. The baseline rate of BPD at each center will be measured for a 1-year period using a physiologic definition of BPD designed for this study. This definition of BPD is based on a measurement of room air oxygen saturation. After the pre-intervention period, 14 study sites within the Network will be randomized to either the benchmarking intervention or usual care practices. The benchmarking intervention will consist of data feedback, training in continuous quality improvement techniques, evidence review, site visits to the 3 benchmark centers, and identification of practice changes. The intervention will last 1 year. Change in rate of survival without BPD at 36 weeks corrected age will be compared between the intervention sites and the control sites. The rate of BPD at each site in the post-intervention period will also be compared to its pre-intervention rate.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: /
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion Criteria - Infants born at participating center - Birthweight of 501 to 1249 grams (1.1 to 2.75 lbs.) Exclusion Criteria - Diagnosed with a syndrome as defined by the Neonatal Research Network’s Generic Database Study
Total Enrollment: 8500

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
MicheleWalsh-Sukys,  Principal Investigator,  Case Western Reserve University

Emory University *Recruiting*
Atlanta,  Georgia, 
United States
Recruiting Barbara  Stoll 404-727-5740

University of Cincinnati *Recruiting*
Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
United States
Recruiting Edward  Donovan 513-636-0182

Case Western Reserve University *Recruiting*
Cleveland,  Ohio, 
United States
Recruiting Michele  Walsh-Sukys 216-844-3759

University of Miami *Recruiting*
Miami,  Florida, 
United States
Recruiting Shahnaz  Duara 305-585-6408

University of Texas - Dallas *Recruiting*
Dallas,  Texas, 
United States
Recruiting Abbot  Laptook 214-648-3753

Wake Forest University *Recruiting*
Charlotte,  North Carolina, 
United States
Recruiting T.  O'Shea 336-716-6097

Yale University *Recruiting*
New Haven,  Connecticut, 
United States
Recruiting Richard  Ehrenkranz 203-688-2895

University of Alabama *Recruiting*
Birmingham,  Alabama, 
United States
Recruiting Waldemar  Carlo 205-934-4680

Wayne State University *Recruiting*
Detroit,  Michigan, 
United States
Recruiting Seetha  Shankaran 313-745-1436

University of Texas at Houston *Recruiting*
Houston,  Texas, 
United States
Recruiting Jon  Tyson 713-500-5651

University of California at San Diego *Recruiting*
San Diego,  California, 
United States
Recruiting Neil  Finer 619-543-3759

Women and Infants Hospital, Brown University *Recruiting*
Providence,  Rhode Island, 
United States
Recruiting William  Oh 401-444-5648

Indiana University *Recruiting*
Indianapolis,  Indiana, 
United States
Recruiting James  Lemons 317-274-4716

Duke University *Recruiting*
Durham,  North Carolina, 
United States
Recruiting Ronald  Goldberg 919-681-6025

Stanford University *Recruiting*
Palo Alto,  California, 
United States
Recruiting David  Stevenson 650-723-5711

University of Rochester *Recruiting*
Rochester,  New York, 
United States
Recruiting Dale  Phelps 585-275-2972


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  2U10HD021364; 
Study Start Date: March 2001
Record last reviewed: July 2003
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00067613

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3. Premature Birth and its Sequelae in Women

4. Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Dexamethasone vs Dexamethasone/Methylprednisolone vs Placebo for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

5. Study of the Pathobiology of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Newborns

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