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Efficacy and Safety of Drugs which Improve Blood Pressure in Newborns with Shock

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: P969- Condition originating in the perinatal period, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/08/035802
Lead Sponsor
Banaras Hindu University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Shock will be defined by the presence of two or more of the following criteria:

1. Heart rate above 180 per minute

2. Capillary refill time more than 3 seconds

3. Skin mottling

4. Cold extremities

5. Feeble peripheral pulses

6. Altered sensorium

7. Hypotension as per nomogram

8. Oliguria

9. Blood lactate above 4 mmol per litre

Exclusion Criteria

1. Life threatening congenital malformations

2. Considered nonviable by the treating clinician

3. Prior exposure to inotropes

4. Failure to obtain consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Treatment failure will be defined as persistence of shock after 2 hours of starting vasopressors in escalating dosagesTimepoint: 2 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in parameters at various time points during hospitalization: <br/ ><br>1. Heart rate <br/ ><br>2. Blood pressure, systolic, disatolic, mean <br/ ><br>3. Oxygen saturation <br/ ><br>4. Blood lactate <br/ ><br>5 Arterial blood gases <br/ ><br>6. Blood glucose <br/ ><br>7. Serum sodium <br/ ><br>8. Blood urea and serum creatinine <br/ ><br>9. Respiratory support <br/ ><br>10. Vasoactive inotropic score <br/ ><br>11. Hospital mortality <br/ ><br>12. Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: 1. For secondary outcome variables 1 to 10, during acute phase of illness <br/ ><br>2. For hospital mortality, during birth hospitalization. <br/ ><br>3. Duration of hospital stay during birth hospitalization
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