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. 2022 Mar 18;2022(3):CD011027. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011027.pub3

CTRI/2017/11/010383.

Study name Dextrose gel in the management of asymptomatic hypoglycaemia in at‐risk neonates: randomised controlled trial
Methods Open‐label randomised controlled trial
Participants 284 asymptomatic term and late preterm infants (≥ 34 weeks' gestation), small or large for dates and infants of diabetic mothers.
Setting: India
Interventions 40% oral dextrose gel (0.5 ml/kg)
versus
Intravenous fluids (as per NICU protocol)
Outcomes Primary outcome
  • Need for NICU admission and parenteral fluids in the first 48 hours of life


Secondary outcome
  • Number of babies exclusively breastfed at discharge within 48 hours after birth

Starting date 1 December 2017 (not yet recruiting and the expected duration was 12 months)
Contact information gkirti51@gmail.com
Notes Trial registration: CTRI/2017/11/010383