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"Prapela® SVS Incubator Pad for Apnea of Prematurity
Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center
Summary
The study proposes to complete the development of and then establish the safety, efficacy, and clinical risk/benefit of a novel hospital incubator pad with stochastic vibrotactile stimulation (SVS) that will provide a complementary treatment and the first improvement in the clinical management of apnea of prematurity (AOP) in over 20 years. Currently, the only approved therapy for AOP is Caffeine Citrate. The SVS mattress pad can prove to be an effective, non-invasive adjunct to Caffeine Citrate for preterm infants with potential to shorten the need for respiratory support as well as overall shortened length of stay.
Official title: "Prapela® SVS Incubator Pad: a Cost-effective Stochastic Vibrotactile Device to Improve the Clinical Course of Infants with Apnea of Prematurity."
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Days - 3 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2025-02-06
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
SVS mattress
The intervention group will receive standard therapy plus continuous SVS stimulation using the Prapela SVS incubator pad. The control group will receive only standard therapy, using an inert pad (identical to the SVS pad, its controller, and green light, but without the transducer and therefore incapable of vibration), in order to mask caregivers. Treatment with the pad will continue until an infant is apnea-free for 3 days and \<2 weeks from anticipated discharge or at the clinician's discretion to discontinue treatment. After ending treatment, clinicians will observe patients 24 hours later and if apnea returns, should re-initiate treatment as needed. At 1 and 2 years of age, parents will be contacted for a brief telephone follow up survey to assess neurological development
Locations (2)
University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States