NCT03448965

Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Disorders

Glycemic Disorders in Low Birth Weight Babies

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 28 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Definition of low birth weight: Low birth weight infants are those born weighing less than 2500 g. These are further subdivided into: * Very Low Birth Weight : Birth weight \<1,500 g * Extremely Low Birth Weight : Birth weight \<1,000 g Their survival is directly related to birth weight, with approximately 20% of those between 500 and 600 g and\>90% of those between 1,250 and 1,500 g surviving. Perinatalcare has improved the rate of survival of low birth weight infants.

Detailed description

Causes of low birth weight: * Premature birth * Intrauterine growth restriction, which are most often Due to different placental problems and health problems of the mother or new-born RISK FACTORS: * Age: Teen mothers have a much higher risk of having VLBW infant. * Multiple birth babies are at increased risk of being VLBW because they often are premature. More than 50% of twins and other multiple gestations are VLBW if \<15 years * Maternal health: Women exposed to drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during pregnancy are more likely to have low birth weight babies. Mothers of lower socioeconomic * Race: African-American babies are twice as likely as Caucasian to be very low birth weight

Conditions

• Hypoglycemia in Newborn Infants
• Hyperglycemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	random blood sugar	do random blood sugar at 0 hour - 2 hours- 4 hours and after 6 hours

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-15
• Primary completion: 2019-10-20
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2018-02-28
• Last updated: 2018-02-28