Health Condition 1: P09- Abnormal findings on neonatal screening Health Condition 2: P070- Extremely low birth weight newborn
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Observational study
Intervention2: nil: Not applicable as this is an observational study.
Control Intervention1: Nil: Observational study
Control Intervention2: NIL: Not applicable
Sponsors
KIMSHealth
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) preterm neonates less than or equal to 32 weeks of gestation at birth. 2) Who are offered standard care and who complete their care in the unit till time point of measurement of primary outcome i.e. at least 1 week of full enteral feeds.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Babies who were transferred out before completion of care, whose primary outcome is not retrievable after transfer. 2) If parents/guardians doesn’t give consent for the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of very preterm with low zinc levelsTimepoint: 1 week after full enteral feeds | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between abnormal serum zinc and serum ferritin levels.Timepoint: 1 week after full enteral feeds;Association between abnormal serum zinc levels and gestational age, birth weight, IUGR, sepsis, NEC, ROP requiring laser, BPD and mortality.Timepoint: During NICU stay;Association between abnormal serum zinc levels in babies who received parentral nutrition vs only enteral nutritionTimepoint: 1 week after full enteral feeds | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Abhishek N
KIMSHealth, Thiruvananthapuram.
Outcome results
None listed