Dextrose Infusion by Burettes Versus Dextrose Boluses in Prevention of Neonatal Hypoglycemia

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2012-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

NULL HYPOTHESIS • There is no difference in the incidence of hypoglycemia among preterms receiving either two hourly 10% dextrose boluses or 10% dextrose infusion by burettes during the 72 hours of admission in Special Care Unit- Mulago Hospital.

ALTERNATE HYPOTHESIS

• Use of two hourly 10% dextrose boluses increases the incidence of hypoglycemia by 30% compared to 10% dextrose infusion by burettes among preterms admitted to Special Care Unit in the first 72 hours of admission.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Makerere University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• SELECTION CRITERIA Inclusion criteria

• Preterms whose care givers/ mothers gave informed consent

• Preterms whose age was < 24 hours of life

• Preterms with birth weight ≥1kg

• Preterms with random blood sugar ≥ 2.6 mmol/l at admission into SCU.

Exclusion Criteria

• Absence of a biological mother or abandoned baby

• Presence of gross congenital abnormalities.

• Very sick (Apgar score ≤ 5 at 5 minutes