Characteristics of Neonatal Covid-19 in Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COVID-19; Healthy; Neonatal Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04401540

NICU-COVID-TR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators aimed to investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of neonates who will be born to Covid-19 positive mothers in Turkey. It is a multicentric prospective cohort study designed and destined only in Turkey. The investigators are planning to admit more than 20 Neonatal Intensive Care Units into the survey; nevertheless, the total number may change according to the prevalence of Covid-19 in neonates.

The investigators will also inquire into vertical transmission by collecting cord blood, placental, and postnatal serum samples to test for Covid-19 PCR and Covid-19 Ig M and IgG values from the neonates.

Full description

The patients will be recruited by a secure database of "Trials Network" with individualized accounts. Plexus Corporation will hold data monitoring and primary analysis.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 28 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants born to mothers with Covid-19 infection

Exclusion criteria

• If PCR values of mother negative, even though the clinic is preferable for Covid-19, the infant will not be recruited.