A trial comparing LED versus CFL phtototherapy in treating jaundice in preterm newborn babies
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K768- Other specified diseases of liver
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/09/015734
- Lead Sponsor
- Mehta multi speciality hospitals pvt ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
Preterm neonates between 30 to 36+6 weeks of gestation with hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy as per NICE guidelines for phototherapy
Exclusion Criteria
1.Neonates with major congenital malformations
2.APGAR scores less than 4 at 5 min
3.Onset of jaundice within the first 24 h of life,
4.Total serum bilirubin (TSB) is within or 2mg/dl below the exchange transfusion range
5.Hemolytic cause of jaundice (positive Coombsâ?? test,reticulocyte count >6 %, ABO ,Rh isoimmunization)
6.Direct bilirubin >20 % of total bilirubin or direct bilirubin >1mg/dL
7.Non availability of phototherapy unit at the time of randomization
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method