Effect of planned lighting on weight gain and length of stay of infant
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Preterm infant.28 completed weeks or more but less than 37 completed weeks (196 completed days but less than 259 completed days) of gestation
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016073129141N1
- Lead Sponsor
- -
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
30–37 weeks’ gestation; Birth weight between 1500-2500; Apgar score equal or more than 7; neonates suffered from respiratory distress syndrome or apnea of prematurity; Lack of life-threatening problem; lack of physical abnormalities. exclusion criteria: jaundice, need for surgery; requiring a long period of continuous lighting for treatment interventions; infants who died before discharge.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Planned lighting. Timepoint: after intervention. Method of measurement: profile.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight gain. Timepoint: Since the infant hospitalization in NICU until discharge. Method of measurement: Baby Weighing Scale.;Length of stay. Timepoint: Since the infant hospitalization in NICU until discharge. Method of measurement: number of days.