Status:

WITHDRAWN

Measurement of Carboxyhemoglobin by Gas Chromatography as an Index of Hemolysis

Lead Sponsor:

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Collaborating Sponsors:

New York State Department of Health

Laboratory Alliance of Central New York

Conditions:

ABO Incompatibility

Hemolytic Disease of Newborn

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 28 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to more accurately measure the amount of true red blood cell breakdown (hemolysis) in newborn babies with potentially problematic blood type mismatch with their m...

Detailed Description

Clinically severe jaundice due to ABO incompatibility can occur when infants with blood type A or B are born to mothers with type O blood. An estimated 20 percent of pregnancies are ABO incompatible, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • written informed consent
  • mother blood type O
  • mother Rh +
  • healthy infants
  • ≥37 wks gestation
  • ≥ 2500 gm birth weight
  • Apgar ≥5 at 1 and 5 minutes

Exclusion

  • major anomalies
  • infants evaluated for sepsis or infants with transitional respiratory problems requiring \>6 hrs observation in the NICU
  • significant birth trauma with continued bruising and/or sequestration of blood still evident at the time of discharge
  • known perinatal blood loss with hemodynamic consequences such as persistent tachycardia, need for fluid boluses or supplemental oxygen
  • neonatal anemia with Hb\<13.5g/dL
  • known family history of hereditary hemolytic disease such as G6PD deficiency, hereditary spherocytosis or hereditary elliptocytosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00917007

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2010

Last Update

October 25 2021

Active Locations (2)

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Crouse Hospital

Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210

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SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210