Point of Care Ketone Measurement in the Newborn (POCKET)

Kathryn Beardsall

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypoglycaemia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02341313

13/EE/0443

Details and patient eligibility

About

Low blood sugar levels are common in babies after birth. This may be normal as babies can use other sources of energy. However if a baby does not produce these fuels the brain can be starved of energy and be damaged. Measurement of these fuels is not done as part of clinical practice in the newborn. The investigators aim to see whether at the same time as taking the blood sugar level from a heel prick these fuels can be measured in a small drop of blood. At the same time as blood needs to be taken for clinical reasons the study team will to take a drop of blood from 50 babies to see how good the point of care (POC) meters are compared to the laboratory at measuring these fuels. If accurate these POC meters could identifying those at risk from brain damage as well as prevent separation of mothers and babies who are establishing breast feeding.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 1 month old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants having blood samples taken for clinical management of glucose control

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

Newborns at risk of hypoglycaemia

Description:

Measurement of ketones