Role of Oral zinc and Pre-Probiotics in neonatal sepsis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- All intramural preterm neonates admitted to NICU with proven sepsis

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/08/009544
• Lead Sponsor: Govt Medical College Aurangabad

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 124

Inclusion Criteria

All intramural preterm neonates from 28wk1day to 36wk6days admitted to NICU at GMCH Aurangabad with proven sepsis during the study period, whose parents consented to be part of the study were included.

Diagnostic criteria for sepsis was

(a) Positive â??sepsis screenâ?? i.e. presence of at least two of the following three parameters, namely, Total leucocyte count <5000/mm3, Low absolute neutrophil count (as per standard charts), C-reactive protein >1mg/dl,

(b) Radiological evidence of pneumonia

(c) Culture positive sepsis

(d) Meningitis

Exclusion Criteria

Parental refusal to consent,

neonates < 28 weeks GA,

severe birth asphyxia,

life threatening congenital malformations, critically ill newborns within 24 hours of life, neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified