Status:

COMPLETED

Salivary Cortisol as Stress Marker in Newborns Subjected to Double Weighing With Physiological Body Weight

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero

Conditions:

Cortisol Overproduction

Eligibility:

All Genders

37-42 years

Brief Summary

According to scientific revisions, salivary cortisol is a valid method for measuring adrenocortical activity in newborns because it is non-invasive in fact the measurement of salivary cortisol has bee...

Detailed Description

After the phase of early adaptation, newborn must learn quickly to live out of the mother uterus. In this phase of life, physiological mechanisms are activated. Newborn loss body weight because loss l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Gestational age: 37-42 wks
  • Body Weight: \>2500 g
  • Body weight loss \>3±1,5% at 24 hr from birth
  • First-born
  • Eutocic delivery
  • Mother BMI:19-24
  • Glycaemia \>50 mg/dl

Exclusion

  • Mother disease
  • Admission in NICU
  • Neonatal pathologies
  • Utilization of human milk
  • Body weight loss \> 10%

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 21 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03830437

Start Date

September 21 2018

End Date

June 1 2019

Last Update

July 30 2019

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero

Brescia, Italy, 25121