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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN85753869
ISRCTN85753869CompletedNot Applicable

Prophylactic fluconazole is effective in preventing fungal colonisation and infection in preterm neonates: a multicentre, randomised trial in Italy

Saint Anna Foundation (Fondazione Crescere Insieme al Santa Anna [ONLUS]) (Italy)0 sites267 target enrollmentStarted: September 25, 2006Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
267

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • All neonates with birth weight less than 1500 g (i.e. Very Low Birth Weight [VLBW]) born within the study period, whether at one of the eight Institutions or elsewhere, were eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Parental refusal
  • 2. Admission after 72 hours of life
  • 3. Death prior to 72 hours of life
  • 4. Liver failure (defined as three-fold elevation of Aspartate Aminotransferase [AST] and/or Alanine Aminotransferase [ALT] above the reference values)

Investigators

Sponsor
Saint Anna Foundation (Fondazione Crescere Insieme al Santa Anna [ONLUS]) (Italy)

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