Predictors of Extubation Failure in Ventilated Neonates (Neonates)

August 10, 2026 updated by: Nahla Sameh Abd El-Aleem Mahmoud, Assiut University
This protocol proposes a prospective observational study to develop and validate such a model, directly addressing a critical evidence gap identified by recent systematic reviews.

Study Overview

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Detailed Description

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is life-saving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), yet extubation timing remains one of the most consequential and poorly standardized decisions in neonatology. The rate of extubation failure (EF) increases from 20% in infants born at 28-31 weeks gestational age to more than 60% in very preterm infants born at less than 28 weeks gestational age, for several reasons including frequent or severe apneas, residual lung disease, immature respiratory drive, and the presence of an unstable patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) .

EF is defined as the need for reintubation within 72 hours of a planned extubation attempt, and its consequences are profound. EF not only prolongs the duration of MV but is independently associated with increased mortality, morbidity, length of hospital stay, and healthcare costs.

Clinical judgment, personal experience, bedside observation of blood gases, oxygen requirements, and ventilator settings are typically used to make decisions on whenever to extubate or not. Consequently, there are significant practical differences and a paucity of protocols to simplify the management of all components of the peri-extubation process, with decisions often being physician-dependent rather than evidence-based, which may lead to inappropriate extubation.

The emergence of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) has created new opportunities for objective, real-time, bedside physiological assessment. Lung ultrasound score (LUS), diaphragmtic thickening fraction (DTF) and excursion, arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, and functional echocardiographic hemodynamic assessment, including left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral (LVOT VTI), right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) characterization, represent four physiologically independent domains that together capture the full spectrum of mechanisms underlying extubation failure. No validated multimodal bedside scoring tool combining all four domains currently exists in neonatology.

This protocol proposes a prospective observational study to develop and validate such a model, directly addressing a critical evidence gap identified by recent systematic reviews.

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

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124

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will be carried out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Assiut University Children Hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Neonates (gestational age 28-44 weeks corrected) mechanically ventilated for ≥48 hours
  • Planned extubation as determined by the treating neonatologist
  • Hemodynamically stable at enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major congenital anomalies
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Thoracic malformations
  • Inborn error of metabolism
  • Unplanned/accidental extubation

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Extubatuin sucess
Parameters of neonates who will be successed to be weaned
Extubation failure
Parameters of neonates who will be failed to be weaned

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The role of functional echocardiography in predicting exutbation failure
Time Frame: baseline
The role of functional echocardiography in predicting exutbation failure
baseline
The role of Chest ultrasound in predicting extubation failure
Time Frame: baseline
The role of Chest ultrasound in predicting extubation failure
baseline
The role of plasma soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in predicting extubation failure
Time Frame: baseline
The role of plasma soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in predicting extubation failure
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Assiut University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

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December 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

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December 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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June 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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August 10, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 10, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

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August 14, 2026

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August 14, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 10, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Extubation failure

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