Single Patient Room Versus Open Bay in NICU
Sponsored by IWK Health Centre
About this trial
Last updated 7 years ago
Study ID
Single room vs open bay
Status
Unknown
Type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Placebo
No
Accepting
Up to 14 Years
All Sexes
Trial Timing
Ended 3 years ago
What is this trial about?
The NICU at the IWK Health Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia is embarking on a redevelopment project that will see its current open bay design converted to a single room care environment. There will be a period during the redevelopment when new single room care unit will coexist with one open bay unit. This provides a unique opportunity to explore the effect of the two different environmental designs on both short and long-term outcomes. Preterm infants (under 31 weeks gestational age) and very low birth weight infants (under 1500 grams) will be randomized to either the open bay unit or the single patient room unit, at 36 months corrected age neurodevelopmental outcomes will be assessed.
What are the participation requirements?
Inclusion Criteria
* All very preterm infants born less than 31 weeks gestational age or birth weight less than or equal to 1500 grams
* age less than 14 days
* Multiples will be randomized to the same arm.
Exclusion Criteria
* Babies with major anomalies
* Babies admitted for palliative care only