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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Infants

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Infants

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2 years and younger
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Phase N/A
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Overview

The purpose of this study is to employ continuous glucose monitoring to measure glucose profiles in newborn infants.

Description

We will place a continuous glucose monitor on the infant within 2 hours of birth and record blood glucose values every 5 minutes via the monitor; in addition, the infant will receive blood glucose checks via heel stick according to the standard hospital glucose monitoring protocol.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Mother at least 18 years of age
  • Infants born either appropriate for gestational age (AGA) or large for gestational age (LGA)
  • Skin fold over superior gluteus area at least 1 inch in thickness as measured by skin calipers

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infants born small for gestational age (SGA)
  • Infant birth weight <2.5 kg
  • Infant BMI <10th percentile on Olsen chart
  • Infants born <38 weeks gestation
  • Infants with concern for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and short femur length based on ultrasound
  • Mother is non-English speaking

Study details
    Neonatal Hypoglycemia

NCT04458649

University of California, San Diego

26 January 2024

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