Health Condition 1: H351- Retinopathy of prematurity
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Preterm babies with Gestational age less than 34 weeks, Birth weight less than 2000 grams, GA 34to36 weeks with RDS, NEC, sepsis and other high risk features according to RBSK guidelines 2. Those who develop ROP will be enrolled as cases and those who do not develop ROP with complete retinal vascularisation will be enrolled as controls.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Babies not completing follow-up i.e. completion of retinal vascularisation due to any reason. 2. Babies with congenital ocular malformations impeding view of retina and ROP screening will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Odd s ratio of ROP occurrence with single nucleotide polymorphisms on VEGF 460 and VEGF 634 lociTimepoint: study will be completed in approximately 2 years. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NATimepoint: NA | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot