Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Antenatal Steroid Therapy in the Prevention of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

摘要

A collaborative double blind clinical trial to assess the benefits and risks associated with antenatal steroid therapy in the prevention of RDS was designed. The institution sited above is one of the collaborative institutions in the study. A rigid protocol, a manual of operations, forms, quality control measures, a constitution and steering and policy boards have all been designed and are functioning. Enrollment in this center began in June 1977, and to March 1, 1979, 302 patients have been screened and 56 patients randomized.