Point of Care Ketone Measurement in the Newborn

Feasibility of the Use of Point of Care Technology to Measure Ketone and Lactate Levels in the Newborn at Risk From Hypoglycaemia Due to Impaired Perinatal Counter Regulation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02341313

Acronym

POCKET

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-19

Start date

2014-03-31

Completion date

2018-08-31

Last updated

2019-01-10

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Conditions

Hypoglycaemia

Keywords

Hypoglycaemia

Brief summary

Low blood sugar levels are common in babies after birth. This may be normal as babies can use other sources of energy. However if a baby does not produce these fuels the brain can be starved of energy and be damaged. Measurement of these fuels is not done as part of clinical practice in the newborn. The investigators aim to see whether at the same time as taking the blood sugar level from a heel prick these fuels can be measured in a small drop of blood. At the same time as blood needs to be taken for clinical reasons the study team will to take a drop of blood from 50 babies to see how good the point of care (POC) meters are compared to the laboratory at measuring these fuels. If accurate these POC meters could identifying those at risk from brain damage as well as prevent separation of mothers and babies who are establishing breast feeding.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 1 Months

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Infants having blood samples taken for clinical management of glucose control

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measure of ketone levels between Point of care and laboratory assessment	Neonatal period up to 28 days of age

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results