Table 2.
Time to randomisation in minutes
| Group | Intervention | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 52 | N = 48 | N = 100 | |
| Time from requesting to receiving randomisation code, n (%) | |||
| Within 15 min | 50 (96.1) | 41 (85.4) | 91 (91) |
| 15 to 30 min | 2 (3.9) | 5 (10.4) | 7 (7) |
| Beyond 30 min | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.2) | 2(2) |
| Time from birth to randomisation, n (%) | |||
| Within 15 min | 42 (80.8) | 32 (66.7) | 74 (74) |
| 15 to 30 min | 9 (17.3) | 11 (22.9) | 20 (20) |
| Beyond 30 min | 1 (1.9) | 5 (10.4) | 6 (6) |
| Continuous variables, median (IQR) minutes | |||
| Time from birth to requesting for randomisation code | 6.5 (5, 9) | 7 (4, 13) | 7 (5, 10) |
| Time from requesting to receiving randomisation code | 2 (2, 3) | 3 (2, 5) | 2.5 (2, 4) |
| Time from birth to randomisation | 9 (7.5, 13.5)* | 14 (9, 19)* | 11 (8, 16) |
*p-value <0.01 comparing control and intervention arm using the Mann-Whitney U tes