Safety and Efficacy Study of Nitric Oxide for Inhalation on Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Babies

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of inhaled nitric oxide to reduce the risk of chronic lung disease in pre-term infants with respiratory distress, and to assess the long-term effects of the therapy on the development of these children over 7 years of clinical follow-up.

Timeline

Start

2005-05-29

Primary completion

2008-03-16

Completion

2015-07-17

Publications

• Laube M, Amann E, Uhlig U, Yang Y, Fuchs HW, Zemlin M, Mercier JC, Maier RF, Hummler HD, Uhlig S, Thome UH. Inflammatory Mediators in Tracheal Aspirates of Preterm Infants Participating in a Randomized Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide. PLoS One. 2017 Jan 3;12(1):e0169352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169352. eCollection 2017.
• Durrmeyer X, Hummler H, Sanchez-Luna M, Carnielli VP, Field D, Greenough A, Van Overmeire B, Jonsson B, Hallman M, Mercier JC, Marlow N, Johnson S, Baldassarre J; European Union Nitric Oxide Study Group. Two-year outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of inhaled nitric oxide in premature infants. Pediatrics. 2013 Sep;132(3):e695-703. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0007. Epub 2013 Aug 12.
• Mercier JC, Hummler H, Durrmeyer X, Sanchez-Luna M, Carnielli V, Field D, Greenough A, Van Overmeire B, Jonsson B, Hallman M, Baldassarre J; EUNO Study Group. Inhaled nitric oxide for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature babies (EUNO): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2010 Jul 31;376(9738):346-54. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60664-2. Epub 2010 Jul 23.

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