Clinical Trial: Higher-Dose Dexamethasone Improves Breathing and Shortens NICU Stay in Preterm Babies

U.S., Aug. 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07765329) titled 'Higher-Dose Dexamethasone Improves Breathing and Shortens NICU Stay in Preterm Babies' on July 10.

Brief Summary: The goal of this observational study was to compare two doses of dexamethasone given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Dexamethasone is a medicine used before birth to help a baby's lungs mature.

This study looked at preterm babies born between 26 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. Researchers compared babies whose mothers received dexamethasone 12 mg every 12 hours for 48 hours with babies whose mothers received dexamethasone 6 mg every 12 hours for 48 hours.

The main questions this study aimed to answer were:

* Di...