The Diaphragmatic Initiated Ventilatory Assist (DIVA) Trial

Purpose

DIVA is a pragmatic randomized clinical trial (RCT) to determine: among (P) preterm infants born 23 0/7-28 6/7 weeks gestation undergoing extubation from mechanical ventilation, whether (I) Non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) (C) compared with Non-synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NS-NIPPV), will reduce the incidence of (O) extubation failure within (T) 5 days (120 hours) of extubation.

Conditions

  • Extubation Failure
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  • Death

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 0 Days and 9 Weeks
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Gestational age of 23 0/7- 28 6/7 weeks at birth - Intubated in the first 7 days of life - Undergoing extubation following at least 12 hours of invasive mechanical ventilation - Post-natal age <32 weeks Post menstrual age at time of extubation

Exclusion Criteria

  • Major congenital anomalies, including pulmonary hypoplasia - Neurologic disorders affecting respiratory drive (other than apnea of prematurity) - Esophageal bleeding or other contraindication to NG/OG catheter placement - Current weight <500 grams (based on Edi catheter approval) - Study ventilator not available at time eligibility criteria are met - Planned surgery or invasive procedure within 5 days of extubation - Informed consent not provided

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Masking Description
Trial PIs are unaware of treatment allocation for individual subjects

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
NIV-NAVA
  • Device: NIV-NAVA
    Infants in the intervention arm will be managed with non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) using FDA-approved servos with associated FDA-approved Edi catheter.
    Other names:
    • Non-invasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist
Active Comparator
NS- NIPPV
  • Device: NS-NIPPV
    Infants in the active comparator arm will be treated with non-synchronized non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) through FDA-approved ventilators currently in use at each site.
    Other names:
    • Non-synchronized Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Recruiting Locations

Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Contact:
David Matlock
DMatlock@uams.edu

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California 92350
Contact:
Mitchell Goldstein
MGoldstein@llu.edu

Sharp Mary Birch
San Diego, California 92123
Contact:
Anup Katheria
Anup.Katheria@sharp.com

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood, Florida 33021
Contact:
Bruce Shulman
brucesmd@icloud.com

Peyton Manning Children's Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana 46260
Contact:
Markus Tauscher
mktausc1@ascension.org

Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Contact:
Dan Stewart
dan.stewart@louisville.edu

Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Contact:
Christopher Nitkin
crnitkin@cmh.edu

Washington University in St.Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
Contact:
Roa Rakesh

Virtua Vorhees Hospital
Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
Contact:
Sarvin Ghavam

Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Contact:
Matthew Kielt

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Contact:
Elizabeth Foglia
FOGLIA@email.chop.edu

Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah 84107
Contact:
Bradley Yoder
Bradley.Yoder@hsc.utah.edu

Utah Valley Hospital
Provo, Utah 84604
Contact:
Bradley Yoder

Children's Hospital of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Contact:
Karen Hendrick-Munoz
karen.hendricks-munoz@vcuhealth.org

More Details

NCT ID
NCT05446272
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania

Study Contact

Elizabeth Foglia
267-441-7144
FOGLIA@email.chop.edu

Detailed Description

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common complication of prematurity and is the leading respiratory cause of childhood morbidity. Ventilator induced lung injury (VILI) an accepted and important contributor to BPD. Exposure to oxygen and positive pressure ventilation leads to developmental arrest and parenchymal injury in the immature preterm lung. Because even brief exposure to intubated positive pressure ventilation is injurious, avoiding invasive mechanical ventilation is the most widely acknowledged strategy to prevent VILI and the long-term sequela of BPD. Therefore, time on ventilators and rates of successful extubation are important endpoints of therapy. Non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) is an FDA approved technology that consistently synchronizes non-invasive respiratory support with infant respiratory drive. The Diaphragmatic Initiated Ventilatory Assist (DIVA) trial is an unblinded, pragmatic, multicenter phase III randomized clinical trial in extremely preterm infants 23 0/7- 28 6/7 weeks gestational age to determine if NIV-NAVA, compared with non-synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NS-NIPPV), prevents extubation failure within 5 days (120 hours) of extubation from mechanical ventilation