The effect of oral zinc administered on the bilirubin serum level in the icteric mature newborns
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Hyperbilirubinemia.Physiological jaundice (intense)(prolonged) NOS
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016072629077N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice- Chancellor for Research Technology Affairs, Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Full term newborns; with of age for more than 72 hours & serum bilirubin level more than 15 mg/dl.
Exclusion criteria: All babies who received medication such as zinc sulphate & phenobarbital by mothers or newborn
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum bilirubin's level. Timepoint: Total serum bilirubin level at the time of admission, daily during the hospitalization and at the time of the discharge. Method of measurement: Measuring of the total serum bilirubin level by biochemistry kits manufactured in Iran and by the method of spectrophotometry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum zinc's level. Timepoint: At the time of admission and discharge. Method of measurement: Auto analyser.