Trial reportBMJ paediatrics open2023
One-person versus two-person mask ventilation in preterm infants at birth: a pilot randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ paediatrics open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neonatal Mask Seal; a Randomised Controlled Trial of Two-handed Versus One-handed Hold for Delivering Positive-pressure Ventilation With a Facemask in Preterm and Term Infants: The NeoSeal Study
NeoSHARK: Neonatal Study of Two-Handed Anatomical Versus Round facemasK Ventilation in Preterm and Term Infants; a Randomised Controlled Trial
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2025 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Part 9. Neonatal resuscitation.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026Guideline
- Relationship between applied face mask force and mask leak during simulated neonatal ventilation: a randomised simulation study.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2025Trial
- It takes two: development of simulation training for two-handed neonatal mask ventilation integrating a respiratory function monitor; a non-randomised before-and-after simulation study.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- 2025 American and European Guidelines on Neonatal Resuscitation: Concordance and Differences.Neonatology · 2026Review
- Corrective steps during neonatal mask ventilation - a narrative review of the evidence behind the MR SOPA acronym.Resuscitation plus · 2026Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMask leak and airway obstruction are common with mask ventilation in newborn infants, leading to suboptimal ventilation. We aimed to perform a pilot study measuring respiratory mechanics during one-person and two-person mask ventilation in preterm infants at birth.
methodsInfants less than 30 weeks' gestation were eligible for the study. In the two-person method, one person holds the mask in place and the other provides positive pressure ventilation compared with the standard one-person mask hold. A respiratory function monitor was used in line with a T-piece resuscitator to measure mask leak and airway obstruction. Deferred consent was obtained.
resultsTwenty-five infants were recruited. The mean (SD) birth weight was 920.4 g (188.3), and mean (SD) gestational age was 27.3 weeks (3.0). Percentage mask leak was higher in the one-person mask method (26.4±18.5) compared with the two-person mask method (17.6±9.3) (p
conclusionMask leak and airway obstruction are common in resuscitation of preterm infants at birth. The use of the two-person mask technique is effective and it could be a useful option if mask ventilation with the one-person method is not effective. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12614000245695.
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