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Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Diagnostic Tool to Assess Neonatal Jaundice in a Mexican Population

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Jaundice, Neonatal
Interventions
Device: Picterus Jaundice Pro
Registration Number
NCT05623553
Lead Sponsor
Picterus AS
Brief Summary

This corss-sectional study aims to test the performance and accuracy of the Picterus JP screening device in newborns with different skin types.

Detailed Description

A descriptive cross-sectional study among 174 newborns was carried out at Hospital Materno-Infantil de Irapuato in Mexico during July and August 2018.

The Picterus Calibration Card will be placed on the chest of the newborn with the hole in the card placed over the infant's sternum. A validated smartphone with Picterus JP will be used to collect digital images..

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
174
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy newborns with or without signs of jaundice
  • Gestational age >35 weeks
  • Age 0-14 days
  • Birth weight > 1500 g.
  • Parents acceptance of their children to participate in the study.
  • Newborn needing a blood test
Exclusion Criteria
  • Newborns showing signs or with diagnosis of inborn diseases
  • Newborn transferred to pediatric ward for any treatment
  • Newborns who had received phototherapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Enable high qualitative estimation of bilirubin levels in the blood of new-bornsPicterus Jaundice ProThere is only one arm in this study which is to enable high qualitative estimation of bilirubin levels in the blood of new-borns, independent of skin color, using Picterus JP.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Enable high qualitative estimation of bilirubin levels in the blood of newborns using Picterus JP6 months

Evaluate of smartphone-based diagnostic tool (Picterus JP) for neonatal jaundice in newborns.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation with visual assessment5-10 minutes

Demonstrate the correlation among the estimated levels of bilirubin obtained through a smartphone based diagnostic tool with those obtained using visual Kramer scale in a population of Mexican neonates.

Correlation with TsB1-2 hours

Demonstrate the correlation among the estimated levels of bilirubin obtained through a smartphone based diagnostic tool with bilirubin serum levels in a population of Mexican neonates.

Correlation with TcB5-10 minutes

Demonstrate the correlation among the estimated levels of bilirubin obtained through a smartphone based diagnostic tool with those obtained using a transcutaneous bilirubinometer in a population of Mexican neonates.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Materno- Infantil de Irapuato

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Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

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