Serum vitamin A levels as a novel predictor for respiratory distress syndrome in neonates: is it beneficial?

Completed

• Conditions: neonatal respiratory distress; neonate , respiratory distress

• Registration Number: TCTR20210206001
• Lead Sponsor: mohamed shawky elfarargy

Brief Summary

Showed no significant difference between serums retinol (RT) levels in grade 1&2 RDS neonates (patient group) and the serum RT levels in the control group while there was significant difference between serums retinol levels in grade 3&4 RDS neonates (patient group) and the serum retinol levels in the control group where the P-value was 0.006, 0.002 respectively

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2017-03-08
• Study Start: 2021-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

neonates suffering from RDS

Exclusion Criteria

neonatal infections

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
respiratory distress first 4 hours of life high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC method)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
/A N/A N/A