Life threatening bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Life threatening bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants - A rare disease BPSU survey
IRAS ID
208591
Contact name
Sundeep Harigopal
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Many babies born more than 8 weeks early will have problems with their breathing and need breathing support in addition to oxygen for weeks. This is known as chronic lung disease and happens because the lungs were immature at birth. Most babies recover well, but some may go home in oxygen. A small number have such severe lung problems that they need to stay in hospital on breathing machines for many weeks or months, and may even die. Because very small numbers of babies have such severe problems, little is known about how they are cared for or what might make their outcome better.
This study aims to collect data on these babies. The aim is to study how they are looked after, including what sort of breathing support offered and medicines they receive, as a step to better understanding of this serious problem.REC name
North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NE/0343
Date of REC Opinion
10 Feb 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion