Enhancing Neonatal Sucking Reflex: A Study on the Efficacy of Magnesium Sulphate in Severe Birth Asphyxia
- Conditions
- Birth Asphyxia
- Interventions
- Drug: Magnesium Sulphate infusion
- Registration Number
- NCT06468475
- Lead Sponsor
- RESnTEC, Institute of Research
- Brief Summary
Children's Hospital Multan is a tertiary care teaching hospital in South Punjab, the poorest and most backward area of Punjab, Pakistan, where a significant number of newborns suffer from birth asphyxia. Therefore, this study was planned with the objective of investigating the effectiveness of magnesium sulphate in severe birth asphyxia, hypothesizing that in cases of birth asphyxia, neonates who are treated with magnesium sulphate have a higher sucking reflex than those who are not treated with magnesium sulphate.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- Full-term babies (≥37 weeks of gestation)
- Both genders
- Severe birth asphyxia
- Admitted within six hours of life.
- Premature babies
- Congenital malformations
- Babies born to mothers who received general anesthesia
- Babies whose mothers received magnesium sulfate, pethidine, and other drugs in the past 7 days.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Magnesium Sulphate Group Magnesium Sulphate infusion -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Efficacy 72 hours Efficacy was labeled as yes if the infant was placed in the supine position, the index finger was placed in the infant's mouth, and the power of sucking movements was judged after 5 seconds, and If the sucking reflex appeared. Efficacy was termed no otherwise.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health
🇵🇰Multan, Punjab, Pakistan