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Neonatal DiseaseNCT04279301

Neonatal Admission in Assuit University Children Hospital

An observational study of Neonatal Disease, run by Assiut University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

There are many causes of admission of neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.So knowing such causes and their outcomes will give us knowledge about different risk factors of each disease and the prognosis of each cause. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 hour to 1 month
Conditions the study is for
Neonatal Disease
How many people
120 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Mar 2021to 1 Dec 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 hour to 1 month
  • All sexes
  • Child

Study population: Neonates delivered in Assuit University Hospital and need admission in neonatology unit of Assuit University Children Hospital.

Who may be able to join

  • All neonates delivered in Assuit University Hospital and admitted at NICU of Assuit University Children Hospital.

Who cannot join

  • Patients delivered outside Assuit University Hospital.
  • Patients with missing diagnosis or died before reaching diagnosis.
  • Patients with missing clinical outcomes.
  • Patients admitted for observation and discharged at the same day of admission.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Mohamed Naguib Khairy, M.B.B.Ch contact

+201091921973

mohamed_ibrahim@med.au.edu.eg

About this study

Official title: Causes and Outcomes of Neonatal Admission in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assuit University Children Hospital(AUCH)

There are many causes of admission of neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.So knowing such causes and their outcomes will give us knowledge about different risk factors of each disease and the prognosis of each cause.

Read the detailed description

The rapid decline in neonatal mortality during the past 4 decades has been attributed to improvements in neonatal intensive care. This decline was attributable to improved condition of the infants on NICU(Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) admission (improved birth weight, higher Apgar scores, and better physiologic ability).

There are multiple risk factors related to admission of newborns at NICU as low birth weight , neonatal sepsis , hypothermia , hypoglycemia , respiratory distress and other factors. These risk factors are also considered as causes of death beside prematurity and congenital malformations.

One of the most important risk factors for admission and is considered as a major cause of death is premature infants. Neonatal intensive care has become a cornerstone for treatment of premature infants worldwide.

Another group is low birth weight (LBW) infants. LBW babies face increased risk of a myriad of physical and developmental problems. Before the era of neonatal intensive care units, few VLBW infants survived. Today, babies who weigh as little as a pound and developed in the uterus for as early as 26 weeks have been known to survive. LBW babies need high cost of intensive neonatal care and adequate nursing coverage.

Neonatal respiratory morbidity in term infants is another cause of admission and death in neonates and is multifactorial in aetiology.

Neonatal sepsis as well is one of the most common reasons for admission to neonatal units in developing countries. It is also a major cause of mortality in both developed and developing countries.

Hypoglycaemia also plays an important role as it accounts for approximately one-tenth of term admissions to neonatal units can cause long-term neurodevelopmental impairment and is associated with the significant burden to the affected infants, families and the health system.

Knowing the disease patterns and causes in the neonatology unit and the disease-wise outcome can inform the required efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality. Thus, in this study we will assess the causes and risk factors for neonatal admission at NICU of Assuit University Children Hospital (AUCH) and the outcome of them.

Keywords
Neonatal morbidity
Medical subject headings
Infant, Newborn, Diseases

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Detection of cause of admission of neonate in Neonatology Unit and the outcome of this cause

    Analysis of these causes and their outcomes

    Measured: baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Feb 2020
  2. Study start1 Mar 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
120 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04279301
Sponsor's protocol ID
Neonatal admission in AUCH
Status last verified
Jan 2021
First submitted
19 Feb 2020
Last updated
19 Jan 2021
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Seid SS, Ibro SA, Ahmed AA, Olani Akuma A, Reta EY, Haso TK, Fata GA. Causes and factors associated with neonatal mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, South West Ethiopia. Pediatric Health Med Ther. 2019 May 3;10:39-48. doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S197280. eCollection 2019.

    PubMed 31191085
  • Quinn CE, Sivasubramaniam P, Blevins M, Al Hajajra A, Znait AT, Khuri-Bulos N, Faouri S, Halasa N. Risk factors for neonatal intensive care unit admission in Amman, Jordan. East Mediterr Health J. 2016 Jun 15;22(3):163-74. doi: 10.26719/2016.22.3.163.

    PubMed 27334073
  • Goswami IR, Ghosh JK, Sinha MK, Begum H, Chatterjee S. Can the special care neonatal unit admission cut-off be lowered down to 1500g babies? Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Sep;76(9):937-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0185-z. Epub 2009 Nov 4.

    PubMed 19904507
  • Alkiaat A, Hutchinson M, Jacques A, Sharp MJ, Dickinson JE. Evaluation of the frequency and obstetric risk factors associated with term neonatal admissions to special care units. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013 Jun;53(3):277-82. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12070. Epub 2013 Mar 13.

    PubMed 23731095
  • Quddus AR, Islam MN, Uddin MB, Mahmud AA, Badruzzaman M, Saha SK, Sattar S, Afreen KF. Study of Risk Factors, Causative Organisms & Their Sensitivity Pattern in Neonatal Sepsis in a Community Based Tertiary Level Hospital. Mymensingh Med J. 2019 Oct;28(4):839-848.

    PubMed 31599249
  • Dassios T, Greenough A, Leontiadi S, Hickey A, Kametas NA. Admissions for hypoglycaemia after 35 weeks of gestation: perinatal predictors of cost of stay. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Feb;32(3):448-454. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1381905. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

    PubMed 28922987

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Neonatal Disease, run by Assiut University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jan 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Mohamed Naguib Khairy, M.B.B.Ch (+201091921973, mohamed_ibrahim@med.au.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Detection of cause of admission of neonate in Neonatology Unit and the outcome of this cause (time frame: baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04279301, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jan 2021.

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