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WithdrawnNCT00536445Updated Jun 1, 2016

Use of NAVA in Intubated Preterm

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of NAVA in Infant, Premature and Respiration, Artificial, sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Withdrawn at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 1 Day and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-06-01.

Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Basic science

Why this study was withdrawn
Another institution performed the study
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
1 Day and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The present protocol will demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of a newly developed mode of mechanical ventilation, Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist, commonly known as NAVA. During NAVA, the timing and magnitude of pressure delivered are controlled by the infants' diaphragm electrical activity (EAdi), a validated measurement of neural respiratory drive. Recent clinical trials in adults and term infants have shown that NAVA is more synchronous than conventional pressure support ventilation, and that NAVA delivers lower mean airway pressures to achieve the same ventilation and respiratory muscle unloading. NAVA has recently been approved for use in neonates by Health Canada and the FDA in the United States, and is commercially available on the Servoi ventilator (Maquet Critical Care, Solna, Sweden). The present protocol is designed as a "case study" where the researchers responsible would like to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of ventilating a premature baby on NAVA with the Servoi for 12 hours.

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Conditions studied

  • Infant, Premature
  • Respiration, Artificial

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Keywords

  • NAVA
  • Preterm
  • Case study
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In context

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Lead sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is the lead sponsor of 566 studies on the registry; 134 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Day and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Preterm newborn (>1 day postnatal age, gestational age >23 weeks, birth weight \<1250g), intubated and mechanically ventilated, and breathing spontaneously, as defined by the ability to trigger the ventilator. The infant should be breathing on conventional ventilation (SIMV, assist control, or pressure support) with the following ventilator parameters: assist control/pressure support \< 22 cm H2O, PEEP 4-6 cm H2O Fi02\<.30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pneumothorax, degenerative neuromuscular disease, bleeding disorders, cardiovascular instability, cyanotic congenital cardiovascular disease, phrenic nerve damage/diaphragm paralysis, esophageal perforation, use of high frequency oscillatory or jet ventilation, contraindication to changing NG tube, or if infant is deemed "too unstable" by the clinical team. The use of narcotics is an exclusion criteria.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DeviceNAVA

    Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (mechanical ventilation controlled by the diaphragm electrical activity)

    Also known as: Servoi (Maquet Critical Care AB)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. • Patient-ventilator synchrony (trigger delays, cycling-off delays) • Phasic electrical activity of the diaphragm EAdi • Tonic EAdi • tidal volume, airway pressure, respiratory rate • Oxygen saturation, transcutaneous CO2, FIO2

    Time frame: end of the 12 hour trial

Secondary outcomes

  1. • Number of times back-up rate started (per hour) • Number of PEEP or NAVA level adjustments

    Time frame: end of the 12 hour trial

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Study locations

1 site
  • NICU, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Toronto, Ontario M5S1B6, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Beck J, Campoccia F, Allo JC, Brander L, Brunet F, Slutsky AS, Sinderby C. Improved synchrony and respiratory unloading by neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) in lung-injured rabbits. Pediatr Res. 2007 Mar;61(3):289-94. doi: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000257324.22406.93. PubMed 17314685 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 1, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00536445
Lead sponsor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
First posted
Sep 27, 2007
Start date
Oct 2007
Primary completion
Dec 2009 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2009 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 1, 2016

Study contacts

Michael Dunn, MD
principal investigator · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Jennifer Beck, PhD
principal investigator · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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