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Predicting the Need for Prolonged Respiratory Support in Neonates Delivered in a Lower-Level NICU Setting

Predicting Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Neonates Delivered in a Lower-Level NICU Setting

Who can join

32 Weeks – 41 Weeks · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

Both of the following:

* Neonates born at 32 completed weeks gestational age or older whose deliveries are attended by the neonatal resuscitation team and for whom routine gastric suctioning is indicated
* Neonates whose parents actively accepted or did not actively decline the Minnesota Research Authorization.

Exclusion Criteria:

Any one of the following:

* Neonates with known or suspected congenital anomalies
* Neonates for whom only comfort measures are planned or possible at time of delivery
* Neonates whose parents actively declined the Minnesota Research Authorization.
* Neonates with other identifiable causes of respiratory distress including pneumothorax, meconium aspiration syndrome, or pneumonia.

About the study

The purpose of this study is to analyze the gastric fluid aspirated from the stomachs of neonates receiving routine post-delivery care to predict the need for prolonged respiratory support (\>6 hours of life).

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Participants: 500 · Started: Mar 11, 2026

Contact the study team

• Lavonne M. Liedl, LRT · Phone: 507-255-1828

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07344714

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Collapsed Lung

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.