The effect of two maintenance doses of caffeine citrate 5 and 10 on premature retinopathy in very low birth weight infants

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210110049985N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-02-10

Start date

2021-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

Retinopathy. Retinopathy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The first group receives caffeine citrate at a dose of 5 mg / kg per day. Intervention 2: Intervention group: The second group receives caffeine citrate at a dose o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All infant who weigh less than 1500 grams.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Major anomalies Metabolic diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Retinopathy. Timepoint: According to gestational age between 4 to 6 weeks after birth. Method of measurement: Checklist.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShahram Moradi

Babol University of Medical Sciences

hajipour1365@gmail.com+98 11 3235 4951

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026