# Prophylactic Versus Therapeutic Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity

> **NCT02677584** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Mansoura University Children Hospital** · enrollment: 180 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Apnea

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Prophylactic caffeine citrate
- **DRUG:** Therapeutic caffeine citrate

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02677584
- **Lead sponsor:** Mansoura University Children Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-03
- **Primary completion:** 2018-11
- **Final completion:** 2018-11
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02677584

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02677584, "Prophylactic Versus Therapeutic Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02677584. Licensed CC0.

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