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- Clinical Trial NCT04376749
Influence of Caffeine Therapy in Preterm Infants
Influence of Caffeine Therapy in Preterm Infants on Sleep and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes During the First Year of Life: a Single Center Experience
The development of sleep wake cycles is indicative of child's neurocognitive functions. Caffeine therapy is commonly used in neonatal intensive care units for treatment of apnea of prematurity (AOP), to reduce mechanical ventilation, and improve the success of extubation. In addition, it is suggested to be associated with positive long-term outcomes on pulmonary function and neurodevelopment. However, it is still not clear how caffeine therapy affects the sleep architecture and neurodevelopment of preterm infants. Furthermore, optimal dosing and timing of caffeine therapy is controversial.
We aimed to evaluate the effects of caffeine therapy on sleep architecture and neurodevelopment in preterm infants during the first year of life.
A prospective observational case-control study will be conducted. Forty preterm infants aged between 28 to 34 gestational weeks admitted to the Marmara University Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from May 2020 to May 2021 will be included. Infants with neonatal risk factors for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes will be excluded. Duration, timing and cumulative dosage of caffeine therapy will be calculated. Follow up outcome for neurodevelopment and sleep architecture of preterm infants who received caffeine therapy will be compared with those who did not receive caffeine therapy.
Sleep and activity behavior recorded by actigraphy, sleep diary and polysomnography at 6, and 12 months corrected age will be compared to noncaffeine group. Neurodevelopment will be assessed by neurological examination defined by Hammersmith, Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-2), and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development.
Study Overview
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Detailed Description
Methylxanthines have been prescribed in preterm infants to treat and prevent Apnea of Prematurity (AOP), for extubation success, for reduction of incidence of BPD, need for treatment of PDA, retinopathy of prematurity, IVH, and for neuroprotective effects. Caffeine is the most common drug of choice. Despite its frequent use there are no standardized protocols for optimal timing and dosage. It is suggested to have a neuroprotective effect, and associated with reduction of neurological disabilities, cognitive delay. However, there are studies which found no difference in poor neurological outcomes compared to control.
Premature infants have more active sleep compared to term infants, and their sleep patterns mature gradually. Studies about the effects of caffeine therapy on sleep of premature infants are few. It is known that sleep is associated with child's neurodevelopmental outcomes. Identifying the impact of caffeine therapy on sleep will help clinicians to identify and improve neurodevelopmental problems in this vulnerable study population.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of caffeine therapy on sleep, activity patterns and neurodevelopment in preterm infants during the first year of life.
Based on the assumption that each year approximately 20 infants receive neonatal caffeine therapy in the unit, forty preterm infants aged between 28 to 34 gestational weeks admitted to the Marmara University Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from May 2020 to May 2021 will be included. Duration, timing and cumulative dosage of caffeine therapy will be calculated. The routine practice of Marmara University NICU protocol is to administer caffeine prophylaxis to infants born at less than 30 weeks of gestational age and/or infants with less than 1250 grams gestational weight. Infants born between 30 to 34 weeks of gestational age who has AOP are treated with caffeine therapy with the commonly prescribed dose of 20 mg/kg loading, and 5-10 mg/kg/day maintenance. Neonatal caffeine therapy continues until the infants are 34 weeks corrected gestational age and free of any apnea episodes for at least 7 days. Infants with neonatal risk factors for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes such as infants with perinatal asphyxia, intraventricular hemorrhage grade 3 or higher, retinopathy of prematurity(ROP) of stage 3 or higher, infants using sedative or anticonvulsant drugs at the time of data collection will be excluded.
Follow up outcome for sleep architecture and neurodevelopment of preterm infants who received caffeine therapy will be compared with those who did not receive caffeine therapy.
Actigraphy Sleep and activity behavior recorded by sleep diary, actigraphy and polysomnography at 6, and 12 months corrected age will be compared to noncaffeine group. Sleep wake patterns will be assessed by Philips Respironics Mini-Mitter Actiwatch-2 for at least 3 days at home environment and sleep diaries within 5-minute intervals will be filled out by parents simultaneously. Actigraphy is a validated wristwatch-like device that distinguishes sleep from wakefulness based on accelerometer measured movement. The actiwatch weighs 16 grams and will be placed on the infant's left ankle. For actigraphy interpretation, if the activity count exceeds a predefined threshold value the epoch is scored as wake state. 10 minutes with no movements on autograph will be determined as sleep phase. High frequency movements with >40 movements in each epoch lasting >10 minutes will be determined as wake state. According to the frequency of infants' movements, a number of sleep-wake variables will be calculated for analyses with Philips Actiware 6.1.8 software. Mean total sleep duration, mean sleep duration during the day, mean sleep duration at night, sleep onset latency (SOL: time taken to fall asleep after reported lights out), wake after sleep onset (WASO: number of minutes recorded as wake between sleep onset and sleep offset), longest consolidated sleep period at night (midnight and 6 am), number of night waking, and sleep efficiency (TST/ time in bed, reported as percent) will be determined.
Polysomnography Infants will undergo 3-4 hours polysomnography (Embla Systems N7000) in the pediatric sleep laboratory. Further validation of the actigraphy will be performed by an epoch-by-epoch comparison of actigraphy and simultaneous polysomnography data. The following variables will be monitored: electroencephalography, electromyography, electrocardiography, heart rate and respiratory rate. Respiration will be monitored with a nasal-cannula- pressure transducer, thoracic and abdominal inductive plethysmography bands and pulse-oximetry. Polysomnography will be recorded with Embla RemLogic software. For polysomnography scoring, recommendations of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Guidelines-2017 will be followed. The polysomnography data will be analyzed by an expert physician blinded to the actigraphy results or the newborn infant's clinical data, except for gestational age and days of life. Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) will be determined.
Our secondary objective is to assess neurodevelopment of these infants. Neurodevelopment will be assessed by neurological examination defined by Hammersmith, Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development at 6, and 12 months corrected age and will be compared to noncaffeine group.
Neurological examination will be performed with Hammersmith Neurological Examination. Hammersmith Neurological Examination is a quick examination for 3 to 24 months old infants. It consists of 26 items assessing neurological function in 5 groups: cranial nerve function (max 15 points), posture (maximum 18 points), movements (maximum 6 points), tone (maximum 24 points) and reflexes and reactions (maximum 15 points). Each subgroup is scored from 0 to 3 points and all scores are summed at the end of the examination.
Ages and Stages Questionnaire helps to evaluate developmental progress in children between the ages of 1 month and 66 months. Ages and Stages Questionnaire lasts approximately 10-15 minutes and assess the child development in 5 developmental areas: gross motor, fine motor, communication, problem solving and personal- social. Each area consists of 6 questions and the questions are answered in 3 simple responses: yes, sometimes or not yet. The questionnaire is scored with a simple 0, 5- and 10-point scoring system (yes: 10 points, sometimes: 5 points, not yet: 0 points) in 2-3 minutes by parents and the results are interpreted according to standardized cutoffs by professionals. Ages and Stages Questionnaire-2 (ASQ-2) is a parent-friendly developmental scale with 0.86 sensitivity, 0.85 specifity, 0.92 test-retest reliability and 0.93 inter-rater reliability. If the score on any domain is <2SDs below the cut-off point for the Turkish reference group, the child is defined as at risk for neurodevelopmental delay.
The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd Edition produces three composite scores: the Cognitive Scale (range 55-145), the Language scale (range 45-155) which has receptive and expressive communication subtests, and the Motor scale (range 45-155), which consists of Fine Motor, and Gross Motor subtests.
Child's scores will be compared to the standardized age norms.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Perran Boran, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: +905417127756
- Email: drperran@yahoo.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Eren Özek, MD
- Phone Number: +905324237568
- Email: ozekeren@gmail.com
Study Locations
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Istanbul, Turkey
- Marmara University School of Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Preterm infants born between 28 to 34 gestational weeks admitted to the Marmara University Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Exclusion Criteria:
- perinatal asphyxia intraventricular hemorrhage grade 3 or higher retinopathy of prematurity(ROP) of stage 3 or higher major congenital anomalies infants using sedative or anticonvulsant drugs at the time of data collection
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Case-Control
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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preterm infants received caffeine
preterm infants aged between 28 to 34 weeks gestational age who received caffeine therapy either for prophylaxis or treatment
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preterm infants received no caffeine
preterm infants aged between 28 to 34 weeks gestational age who received no caffeine therapy
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Sleep and activity behavior
Time Frame: 6 months corrected age
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Sleep and activity behavior recorded by actigraphy
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6 months corrected age
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Sleep and activity behavior
Time Frame: 12 months corrected age
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Sleep and activity behavior recorded by actigraphy
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12 months corrected age
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Obstructive Apnea and Hypopnea Index
Time Frame: 6 months corrected age
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Obstrcutive Apnea and Hypopnea Index recorded by Polysomnography
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6 months corrected age
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Obstructive Apnea and Hypopnea Index
Time Frame: 12 months corrected age
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Obstrcutive Apnea and Hypopnea Index recorded by Polysomnography
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12 months corrected age
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Neurodevelopment
Time Frame: 6 and 12 months corrected age
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Neurological examination by Hammersmith
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6 and 12 months corrected age
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Neurodevelopment
Time Frame: 6 and 12 months corrected age
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Neurodevelopment assessed by Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-2)
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6 and 12 months corrected age
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Neurodevelopment
Time Frame: 6 and 12 months corrected age
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Neurodevelopment assessed by Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition
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6 and 12 months corrected age
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Terms related to this study
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 09.2019.950
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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