Total serum magnesium in the icteric neonates before and after phototherapy
Phase 4
- Conditions
- eonatal jaundice.Physiological jaundice (intense)(prolonged) NOS
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015090823942N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for Research of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
90 otherwise-healthy term newborns with nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia during the first 4 weeks of life according to their age and standard graphs
Exclusion criteria:Those neonates with anemia(Hb<8 ); symptoms in favor of hemolysis (ABO or Rh mismatch, G6PD deficiency, positive direct coombs test); history of Mg sulfate administration in mother and symptoms/signs in favor of infections; metabolic and endocrine disorders
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total serum bilirubin. Timepoint: Before and after phototherapy. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total serum magnesium. Timepoint: Before and after phototherapy. Method of measurement: Atomic absorption.