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NEWBIE Validate: Feasibility of a New Test to Measure Glucose in Newborn Blood Spots (NBS)

Completed
Conditions
Neonatal Diabetes
Registration Number
NCT04831723
Lead Sponsor
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

The aim of this feasibility laboratory study is to evaluate whether the laboratory testing pathway for glucose screening in newborn blood spots (NBS) can be done at scale, and that the glucose test has a carefully established cut-off to define what level glucose is abnormal at day 5 of life.

The investigators aim to run this feasibility study for a period of 6 to 12 months to fully embed and test the process. This will equate to assessing glucose levels in approximately 10,000 NBS samples. The results from this study will inform a future large scale prospective screening study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10784
Inclusion Criteria
  • Babies having a routine NBS screening test.
  • Routine maternity care team within the area served by the Portsmouth regional screening laboratory (NHS Trusts within Hampshire, Dorset & parts of Wiltshire)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Parent decides to opt-out of the blood glucose test feasibility study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Normal range of capillary blood glucose in newborns at day 5 of life12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Validation of laboratory procedures12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Dorset County Hospital

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Dorchester, United Kingdom

University Hospitals Dorset

🇬🇧

Poole, United Kingdom

University Hospital Southampton

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Southampton, United Kingdom

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