NCT04085978

Effects of a Hypoglycemia Protocol With Glucose Gel on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Admission

A Retrospective Analysis of the Effects of a Hypoglycemia Protocol With Glucose Gel on NICU Admission

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pediatrix · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 34 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evaluate if the implementation of a hypoglycemia protocol with glucose gel has reduced the NICU admission rate of neonates with low-acuity neonatal hypoglycemia.

Detailed description

This project will evaluate various aspects of infants with hypoglycemia admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) pre- and post- implementation of a hospital-wide hypoglycemia protocol with oral glucose gel. Subjects will be matched by gestational age (GA), birth weight rounded to the nearest half kilogram, ethnicity, gender, maternal age, maternal diabetes status, maternal parity, maternal ethnicity, and mode of delivery. Retrospective data will be reviewed including neonatal and maternal demographics and NICU medical course data. The results of this study can inform intended and unintended consequences of the instituted protocol.

Conditions

• Hypoglycemia
• Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-04
• Primary completion: 2020-10-12
• Completion: 2020-10-12
• First posted: 2019-09-11
• Last updated: 2025-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States