Sugar Gel application for prevention of hypoglycemia in small babies

Oral dextrose gel for prevention of hypoglycemia in small for gestation age neonates A randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/09/073714

Enrollment

176

Registered

2024-09-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-09-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Dextrose gel application: Application of dextrose gel every six hourly for 72 hours on buccal mucosa in SGA babies for prevention of hypoglycemia. Control Intervention1: placebo(saline)

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Small for gestational age Gestation at birth more than equal to 32 wk Birth weight more than equal to 1200g and less than 2500g On full enteral feed by 2 hr of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Major congenital malformation Refuse of consent to participate by parents

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of hypoglycemiaTimepoint: At 2 hour of life and then every six hourly for 72 hours of life	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1 Proportion of time spent in hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia 2 Episode of time spent in hypolycemia and hyperglycemia 3 Need and duraTION OF iv fluid 4 Exclusive breast feeding rateTimepoint: first 72 hour of life -continuous glucose monitoring (1-3) At discharge and at 6 wk	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Raashi

Government medical college

drdeepak.chawla@gmail.com09646121559

Outcome results