Status:

TERMINATED

Synthesis of Glutathione From Low Birth Weight Newborn Babies

Lead Sponsor:

Nantes University Hospital

Conditions:

Low Birth Weight

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 9 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine mechanisms leading to glutathione deficiency in low birth weight newborn babies. Compared to full term neonates, depletion in this population may be due to a decre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (first step):
  • Full term newborn babies
  • Gestational age \> 37 weeks of amenorrhea and weight of birth \> tenth percentile
  • Eutocic delivery
  • Inclusion Criteria (second step):
  • Low birth weight newborn babies (gestational age \< 32 weeks of amenorrhea and/or weight of birth \< 1500 g and/or weight of birth \< third percentile for their gestational age)
  • Full term newborn babies (gestational age \> 37 weeks of amenorrhea and weight of birth \> tenth percentile)
  • Exclusion criteria (first and second step):
  • Mother diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg during pregnancy,
  • pH \< 7.2 at umbilical cord and/or difference in pH \< 0,02 between arterial pH and venous pH
  • Dystocic delivery
  • Bacterial or viral maternofoetal infection
  • Foetal malformation
  • Foetal disease
  • Taking N-acetyl-cystein or vitamines and antioxidant minerals by the mother for the last 24 hours

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00607061

    Start Date

    October 1 2007

    End Date

    July 1 2010

    Last Update

    September 30 2013

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    CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, Nantes, France, 44000