Catecholamines in preterm infants - which role do they play in blood glucose regulation in the first weeks of life?
Recruiting
- Conditions
- E16.1P70.4Other hypoglycaemiaOther neonatal hypoglycaemia
- Registration Number
- DRKS00026230
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Premature infants < 1500 g or < 32+0 weeks of gestation and consent of both parents.
Exclusion Criteria
Lack of parental consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To evaluate if catecholamine concentrations/their metabolites correlate with severity<br>of illness over time, and if there is a specific decrease of catecholamine levels after<br>clinical stabilization.<br>2. To evaluate if there is a correlation between catecholamine levels in arterial cord blood and urine with glycemia in preterm infants during the first weeks of life.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method