Zinc supplementation in preterm, very low birth weight newborns
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/02/049740
- Lead Sponsor
- MAHE PG Thesis grant
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates (birth weight- <1500 grams) and gestational age of 26-34 weeks admitted into NICU of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
Exclusion Criteria
1. Neonates with congenital or maternal infections
2. Congenital Malformations
3. Syndromes/ Genetic defects
4. Surgical conditions â?? like intestinal obstruction/perforation needing stoma and mucus fistula
5. Critically ill conditions (pH <6.8, or hypoxia with persistent bradycardia)
6. Inability to reach 100 ml/kg/day by 28 days of life
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method MortalityTimepoint: 3 months corrected gestational age
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eonatal sepsis(culture positive and culture negative) <br/ ><br>Necrotising enterocolitis <br/ ><br>Retinopathy of prematurity <br/ ><br>Bronchopulmonary dysplasia <br/ ><br>Peri ventricular leukomalacia <br/ ><br>Days on mechanical ventilation <br/ ><br>Duration of hospitalisation <br/ ><br>Growth parameters at discharge and at 3 months of ageTimepoint: until 3 months corrected gestational age