CTRI/2016/10/007412.
| Study name | A clinical study to compare levetiracetam and phenobarbitone in newborns with birth asphyxia |
| Methods | RCT |
| Participants | Term neonates with HIE II/III, age < 24 hours |
| Interventions | PB 20 mg/kg, maintenance vs LEV 20‐60 mg/kg, maintenance |
| Outcomes | Seizure control with 1st‐line drug, need for further ASM, neonatal mortality, adverse events of LEV, duration of hospital stay, neurodevelopment |
| Starting date | 2016 |
| Contact information | sha.akht@gmail.com |
| Notes | Calculated sample size 60 |