Randomized Controlled Trial of Surfactant Administration by Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)

NCT ID: NCT00599651

Last Updated: 2010-05-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 380 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2005-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2009-12-31

Brief Summary

In this protocol we will conduct a randomized controlled trial where babies with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) who have not yet reached criteria for intubation, will be randomized to receive surfactant by LMA or to continue receiving standard therapy of nasal CPAP and supplemental oxygen. All babies will be given surfactant by endotracheal tube if they reach "failure" criteria, which is the standard criterion for surfactant administration (i.e., FiO2= 65% while receiving nasal CPAP).

The objective of this RCT is to determine if surfactant can be successfully administered by LMA, thus perhaps avoiding the need for endotracheal intubation. The hypothesis is that fewer babies in the LMA group would reach failure criteria.

Detailed Description

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is an illness of prematurity that results from insufficient surfactant in the lungs. Standard therapy for RDS is to place the baby in an oxygen hood or on nasal CPAP with supplemental oxygen, and if more than approximately 60% oxygen is required, an endotracheal tube is placed and a surfactant solution is injected into the tube.

An LMA is an FDA-approved, commercially-available device that is commonly used to substitute for an endotracheal tube.(1) The device consists of a tube, similar to an endotracheal tube, which has an inflatable donut-shaped cap at one end. The cap end of the LMA is placed through the mouth so that it lies over the larynx and the cap is then inflated. The opening of the tube is then proximal to the opening of the larynx and is sealed off from other structures that open into the pharynx (e.g., the esophagus). The other end of the LMA can then be attached to a resuscitation bag or mechanical ventilator to provide lung inflation.

This is a randomized controlled trial, where babies with moderate RDS, who have not received surfactant prophylaxis and have not yet required endotracheal intubation and who are large enough to accept an LMA, will be randomized either to receive surfactant by LMA or to be managed under standard protocol. Infants who weigh > 1200 gms and have been diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome and have only minimal to moderate lung disease (i.e., currently receiving nasal CPAP and requiring 30-60% supplemental oxygen) will be eligible. After consent has been obtained, an envelope will be opened and the infant will be assigned to either the "LMA" or the "Standard" group.

Those in the "LMA" group will have an LMA inserted by routine technique, the cuff will be inflated, and the baby's respirations will be gently assisted with a flow-inflating anesthesia bag. When it is evident from physical examination and pulse oximetry that respiratory support is stable, the standard volume of Infasurf surfactant (3 mL/kg) will be injected in 2-4 aliquots into the proximal end of the LMA. Each aliquot will be followed by gentle positive-pressure assistance from the anesthesia bag until the surfactant has disappeared from the tube, and the infant will then be rotated to another position prior to the next aliquot. A minimum of both lateral positions will be used. After all aliquots have been administered, the LMA will be removed and the baby will be returned to nasal CPAP and managed by routine protocol. A baby in the LMA group may receive a subsequent LMA treatment if he/she requires a > 10 percentage-point increase in supplemental oxygen requirement for a > 30-minute period. Any subsequent dose cannot be given < 6 hours from a previous dose and a maximum of 3 total LMA doses may be given. No LMA surfactant may be administered under this protocol after 96 hours of age.

If a baby in either group reaches "failure" criteria, as described below, he/she will receive standard therapy for severe RDS, which involves endotracheal intubation and administration of surfactant by endotracheal tube. It is estimated that approximately half of the patients in the standard group will go on to reach the failure threshold.

"Failure" is defined as follows:

• FiO2 exceeding 65% for 15 minutes to achieve a consistent post-ductal oxygen saturation of 88-92%, OR
• Apnea of sufficient degree to warrant endotracheal intubation, OR
• Judgment by attending physician that endotracheal intubation is necessary. All subjects who reach failure criteria will receive endotracheal intubation and conventional surfactant therapy with Infasurf, unless considered contraindicated by the attending physician.

All patients will have FiO2 adjusted to maintain post-ductal oxygen saturation of 88-92% and will continue to receive nasal CPAP until either reaching failure criteria, or until FiO2 < 30%. If a subject does not reach failure criteria, nasal CPAP will be weaned to off and the baby will be place in an oxygen hood until FiO2 = room air. Babies may then be removed from the hood and returned to supplemental oxygen as clinically indicated.

Conditions

Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

1

Surfactant by LMA

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Surfactant administered via Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Standard volume of Infasurf surfactant (3 mL/kg) will be injected in 2-4 aliquots into the proximal end of the LMA.

2

Standard of care

Group Type: OTHER

standard of care (nasal CPAP and supplemental oxygen)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Standard of care will be utilized which may mean surfactant is administered

Interventions

Surfactant administered via Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)

Standard volume of Infasurf surfactant (3 mL/kg) will be injected in 2-4 aliquots into the proximal end of the LMA.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

standard of care (nasal CPAP and supplemental oxygen)

Standard of care will be utilized which may mean surfactant is administered

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Infasurf; LMA

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Birthweight > 1200 grams
• Chronologic age < 72 hours.
• Diagnosis of RDS by clinical and radiographic criteria.
• Treated with nasal CPAP and supplemental oxygen > 30% and not requiring > 60% FiO2 for longer than 30 minutes to maintain SaO2 88-95%.
• Parental consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Birthweight < 1200 gms.
• Diagnosis other than RDS (e.g., meconium aspiration syndrome).
• Babies who require or have already had endotracheal intubation.
• Babies with congenital anomalies or conditions thought by the attending physician to contribute to respiratory symptoms and/or to restrict adequate spontaneous breathing (e.g., congenital heart disease, obtundation from maternal drugs, certain airway malformations, diaphragmatic hernia).

• Maximum Eligible Age: 72 Hours
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

LMA North America

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

ONY

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Virginia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

University of Virginia

Principal Investigators

John Kattwinkel, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Virginia

Locations

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Countries

United States

References

Abdel-Latif ME, Walker E, Osborn DA. Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jan 25;1(1):CD008309. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008309.pub3.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 38270182 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

11851

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id