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CTRI Number  CTRI/2015/08/006067 [Registered on: 03/08/2015] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/06/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Process of Care Changes 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Arterial carbon dioxide level after brief ventilation using self inflating bag versus T- piece resuscitator following surfactant therapy  
Scientific Title of Study   To compare the arterial PCO2 level after brief ventilation using self inflating bag versus T- piece resuscitator post surfactant instillation 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Nandkishor S Kabra 
Designation  Neonatologist 
Affiliation  Surya Childrens Hospital 
Address  Surya childrens Hospital, Junction of S V road and Dattatraya road, Santacruz West,Mumbai

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400054
India 
Phone  9820919271  
Fax  912261538990  
Email  nskabra@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Amrit Jeevan 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  Surya Childrens Hospital 
Address  Surya childrens Hospital, Junction of S V road and Dattatraya road, Santacruz West,Mumbai

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400054
India 
Phone  9930095491  
Fax  912261538990  
Email  dramritjeevan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Amrit Jeevan 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  Surya Childrens Hospital 
Address  Surya childrens Hospital, Junction of S V road and Dattatraya road, Santacruz West,Mumbai

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400054
India 
Phone  9930095491  
Fax  912261538990  
Email  dramritjeevan@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Surya Childrens Hospital 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Surya Children Hospital 
Address  Surya childrens Hospital, Junction of S V road and Dattatraya road, Santacruz West,Mumbai 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Dr Amrit Jeevan  Surya childrens Hospital, Junction of S V road and Dattatraya road, Santacruz West,Mumbai 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Nandkishor S Kabra  Surya Childrens Hospital  Surya Childrens Hospital, junction of S V Road and Dattatraya Road, Santacruz West
Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA 
9820919271
912261538990
nskabra@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Surya Childrens Hospital Academic Research Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome and FiO2 requirement of 30% needing first dose of surfactant admitted to Surya Children’s Hospital NICU,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Self inflating bag (SIB)  Self inflating bag (SIB) will be used for intermittent positive pressure ventilation during surfactant administration  
Intervention  T -piece resuscitator(TPR)  T- piece resuscitator (TPR) will be used for intermittent positive pressure ventilation during surfactant administration  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  0.00 Day(s)
Age To  28.00 Day(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  preterm infants with respiratory distress requiring 1st dose of surfactant 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Antenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease such as complex cyanotic heart disease

Infants who have received first dose of surfactant prior to transfer to the hospital
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change in arterial CO2 pre and post surfactant administration in SIB (Self inflating bag) versus TPR (T-Piece Resuscitator) group
 
30 minutes 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean PaCO2 six hours post surfactant administration (mm Hg)  6 hours 
Mean PaO2 six hours post surfactant administration (mm Hg)  6 hours 
Requirement of assisted ventilation (%)  1st week of life 
Type of respiratory support required (%)  1st week of life 
Duration of respiratory support (days)  28 days 
Duration of oxygen therapy (days)  28 days 
Duration of hospital stay (days)  at the time of discharge from NICU 
Incidence of air leak/Pneumothorax (%)  28 days 
Incidence of Intraventricular Hemorrhage -IVH and Periventricular leucomalacia PVL (%)   28 days 
Incidence of Retinopathy of prematurity ROP (%)  at the time of discharge from NICU 
Incidence of Necrotising Enterocolitis -NEC (%)  28 days 
Incidence of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD (%)  at 36 weeks of post conceptional age 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="46"
Sample Size from India="46" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "80"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="80" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/08/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/09/2017 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 30/09/2017 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
Jeevan A, Balasubramanian H, Kabra N. Effect of T-Piece Resuscitator versus Self Inflating Bag on Arterial CO2 Levels in Preterm Neonates. Indian J Pediatr. 2020 Nov;87(11):897-904. doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03393-x. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32666238; PMCID: PMC7358992. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

AIM: To evaluate the effect of manual ventilation with T piece resuscitator or self-inflating bag during surfactant administration by measuring the mean change in arterial carbon dioxide levels following administration.

METHODS: Preterm neonates requiring first dose of surfactant within 24 hours of life were randomized to receive positive pressure ventilation with either self inflating bag or T piece

resuscitator during surfactant administration. Arterial blood gases were obtained at baseline and one hour after the surfactant dose. Primary outcome was change in PaCO 2 levels one hour after the intervention estimated as difference between baseline and PaCO 2 levels after brief manual ventilation.

RESULTS: A total of 80 neonates were enrolled in the study (40 in each group). The drop in PaCO 2 at one hour was significantly higher in the group ventilated with the self inflating bag as compared to the T-piece resuscitator group (10.01 mmHg Vs 0.89 mmHg, Mean difference=9.13 mmHg, [95% confidence interval: 5.03-13.22; P <; 0.001]). This difference was also significant at six hours after the intervention. The PaCO 2 change was also evident in the subgroup of infants that required only non invasive ventilation (10.8 mmHg Vs 0.75 mmHg,Mean difference= 10.04, [95% confidence interval: 5.35-14.74; P< 0.001]). The need for seconddose of surfactant was lower in the T piece group (55% Vs 77%, P=0.03)

CONCLUSIONS: Use of T-piece resuscitator results in lesser reduction in PaCO 2 levels compared tothe self inflating bag, when used for brief manual ventilation during surfactant administration.

Keywords: T – Piece Resuscitator, Self – Inflating Bag, Surfactant


 
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