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Study identifier: NCT06026163 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Caffeine as an Adjuvant Therapy for Late Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress

Condition: Prematurity · Respiratory Disease · Ventilator Lung; Newborn  ·  Sponsor: Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

PhasePhase 2/Phase 3
Planned participants134
Who can joinAll sexes, 1 Day to 3 Days
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Use of caffeine citrate in late-preterm infants with respiratory distress is questionable. Oliphant and colleagues found in a recently published study that caffeine therapy use in late-preterm infants at a loading dose of 20 and 40 mg/kg and maintenance dose of 10 and 20 mg/kg/day reduces the incidence of intermittent hypoxia events by 61 and 67% respectively. The investigators hypothesized that caffeine will improve respiratory drive, prevent apnea, shorten the hospital stay and improve arousal state in late preterm infants. The investigators aim to study the effect of caffeine citrate on late preterm babies as regard duration of respiratory support, duration of hospital stay, respiratory morbidity, incidence and frequency of apnea.

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Ohoud Almoualled, Dr  ·  +966500550679  ·  o.doc2or@gmail.com

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Locations (2)

King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical CityMadinah, Medina Region, Saudi ArabiaRecruiting
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical CityMadinah, Saudi ArabiaRecruiting

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