Compariing the effect of intermittent versus continuous phototherapy for reducing neonatal icter.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- eonatal jaundice.Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes
- Registration Number
- IRCT201012255459N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 96
Inclusion Criteria
neonate between 2-14 day old, body weight more than 2500 grams, absence of other concomitant diseases, bilirubin between 16mg/dl and 22 mg/dl, obtaining approval letter from the ethics committee
Exclusion criteria: body weight under 2500 grams, presence of any concomitant diseases, need to blood exchange, need to intensive phototherapy, gestational age lower than 37 weeks, prolonged icterus (more than 14 day), direct bilirubin more than2 mg/dl
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Indirect bilirubin. Timepoint: 12, 24, 36, 48 hours after beginning of phototherapy. Method of measurement: mg/dl.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method