About this trial
This work aims to investigate and compare the levels of serum endocan and serum copeptin on the first day of life and correlate their levels to the severity of respiratory distress in preterm neonates suffering from respiratory distress syndrome.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Prematurity.
Gestational age between 28 and 36 weeks.
Suffering from respiratory distress syndrome.
Disqualifiers
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Multiple congenital anomalies.
Chromosomal abnormalities.
Trial population
This prospective study will be conducted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Department, Tanta University Hospitals.
Trial design
Cohort
Retrospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Serum endocan
Diagnostic testSerum endocan will be measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on the first day of life.
Serum copeptin
Diagnostic testSerum copeptin will be measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on the first day of life.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Serum endocan level for prediction of severity of respiratory distress syndrome
Serum endocan level for prediction of severity of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) will be recorded.
Secondary outcomes
Serum copeptin level for prediction of severity of respiratory distress syndrome
Serum copeptin level for the prediction of the severity of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) will be recorded.
Serum endocan level for prediction of mortality
Serum endocan level for prediction of mortality will be recorded.
Serum copeptin level for prediction of mortality
Serum copeptin level for prediction of mortality will be recorded.
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