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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2018/02/011740
CTRI/2018/02/011740Not yet recruitingNot Applicable

A comparison of two targets of serum bilirubin concentration for phototherapy discontinuation in neonatal jaundice.

Veda Senthil Velan Ganesan1 site in 1 country240 target enrollmentStarted: December 2, 2018Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
240
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Number of babies who require re-initiation of phototherapy.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized, open labelled, parallel group, single centre study comparing the occurance of significant rebound jaundice when phototherapy was stopped in two targets below the treatment threshold in babies with neonatal jaundice. Secondary outcomes will be compared are total duration of phototherapy and total duration of hospital stay in two groups.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Permuted block randomization, variable
Masking
Open Label

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
1.00 Day(s) to 7.00 Day(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of babies who require re-initiation of phototherapy.

Time Frame: 24 hours after stopping phototherapy

Secondary Outcomes

  • Total duration of phototherapy including treatment after rebound hyperbilirubinemia and total duration of hospital stay.(Less than 7 days)

Investigators

Sponsor
Veda Senthil Velan Ganesan
Sponsor Class
Other [Principal investigator]

Study Sites (1)

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