A clinical trial to compare the effects of stopping phototherapy administered for newborn babies affected by jaundice at low and high serum bilirubin levels.
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Neonatal jaundice
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011740
- Lead Sponsor
- Veda Senthil Velan Ganesan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Babies with gestational age >=35 weeks,
2)Babies with birth weight >1800 grams,
3)Babies requiring phototherapy for the first time,
4)Babies with onset of jaundice <=7 days.
Exclusion Criteria
Babies planned for immediate exchange transfusion at the time of admission
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of babies who require re-initiation of phototherapy.Timepoint: 24 hours after stopping phototherapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total duration of phototherapy including treatment after rebound hyperbilirubinemia and total duration of hospital stay.Timepoint: Less than 7 days