NCT00307333

Brief Summary

Hypothesis: Fewer neonates managed using information from heart rate characteristics (HRC) will require intubation and mechanical ventilation as a result of sepsis and sepsis-like illness. Infants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group of infants will have the HRC index known to the physicians caring for them, and physicians will use the HRC index as they desire to aid in clinical management. Infants in the other group will have the HRC index recorded, but this information will not be displayed to the physicians caring for the infants.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
3,003

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable sepsis

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2005

Longer than P75 for not_applicable sepsis

Geographic Reach
1 country

8 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2005

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 24, 2006

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 27, 2006

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2011

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

May 17, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

May 27, 2013

Status Verified

May 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

5.5 years

First QC Date

March 24, 2006

Results QC Date

April 3, 2012

Last Update Submit

May 16, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

very low birth weight infantsheart rate characteristics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Ventilator-free Days

    120 days

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Duration of Hospital Stay

    120 days

  • Days on Antibiotics

    120 days

  • Mortality

    120 days

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Very low birth weight infants with their HRC index continuously displayed. Clinicians can utilize the HRC score to develop treatment plan.

Device: HeRO heart rate characteristics monitor

2

NO INTERVENTION

Very low birth weight infants for whom the HRC index is not displayed. Infants receive standard of care treatment.

Interventions

24 hour continuous HRC monitoring with display

1

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Day - 32 Weeks
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Infants admitted to NICU
  • Birth weight \< 1500 grams
  • Gestational age \< or = 32 weeks
  • Informed consent obtained from parent

You may not qualify if:

  • Evidence of sustained cardiac arrhythmia
  • Use of an electronic pacemaker

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (8)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33101, United States

Location

Winnie Plamer Hospital for Women and Babies

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

Location

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Location

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

Greenville Hospital System

Greenville, South Carolina, 29617, United States

Location

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • King WE, Carlo WA, O'Shea TM, Schelonka RL; HRC neurodevelopmental follow-up investigators. Multivariable Predictive Models of Death or Neurodevelopmental Impairment Among Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Using Heart Rate Characteristics. J Pediatr. 2022 Mar;242:137-144.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.11.026. Epub 2021 Nov 17.

  • King WE, Carlo WA, O'Shea TM, Schelonka RL; HRC neurodevelopmental follow-up investigators. Heart rate characteristics monitoring and reduction in mortality or neurodevelopmental impairment in extremely low birthweight infants with sepsis. Early Hum Dev. 2021 Aug;159:105419. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105419. Epub 2021 Jul 4.

  • Swanson JR, King WE, Sinkin RA, Lake DE, Carlo WA, Schelonka RL, Porcelli PJ, Navarrete CT, Bancalari E, Aschner JL, Perez JA, O'Shea TM, Walker MW. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay Reduction by Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring. J Pediatr. 2018 Jul;198:162-167. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.02.045. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

  • Sullivan BA, Grice SM, Lake DE, Moorman JR, Fairchild KD. Infection and other clinical correlates of abnormal heart rate characteristics in preterm infants. J Pediatr. 2014 Apr;164(4):775-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.038. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

  • Moorman JR, Carlo WA, Kattwinkel J, Schelonka RL, Porcelli PJ, Navarrete CT, Bancalari E, Aschner JL, Whit Walker M, Perez JA, Palmer C, Stukenborg GJ, Lake DE, Michael O'Shea T. Mortality reduction by heart rate characteristic monitoring in very low birth weight neonates: a randomized trial. J Pediatr. 2011 Dec;159(6):900-6.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.06.044. Epub 2011 Aug 24.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sepsis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeInflammationPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

Title
Joseph R. Moorman, MD
Organization
University of Virginia

Study Officials

  • Joseph R Moorman, MD

    University of Virginia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 24, 2006

First Posted

March 27, 2006

Study Start

August 1, 2005

Primary Completion

February 1, 2011

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

May 27, 2013

Results First Posted

May 17, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-05

Locations