NCT04320940.
Study name | Efficacy and safety of intravenous phenobarbital in neonatal seizures |
Methods | RCT, double‐blind |
Participants | Neonates > 33 weeks with high probability of seizures, cEEG, seizures for at least 30 s/h |
Interventions | PB 20/kg (if required plus 20) vs PB 40 mg/kg (if required plus 10) |
Outcomes | No requirement of ASM after 1st dose PB at 24 hours; no requirement of ASM after 1st dose PB at 2 hours; no requirement of ASM after 2nd dose of PB; seizure burden |
Starting date | 2020 |
Contact information | rnoor@nemaresearch.net |
Notes | Calculated sample size 490; very interesting study |