a clinical trial to study whether phototherapy given prophylactically to preterm low birth weight neonates can prevent severe jaundice
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/08/001947
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Samrat Ganguly
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Low birth weight preterm neonates 1500gms. in birth weight, treated in our nursery during the study period
Gestational age 37 completed weeks
Not having any exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria
1. Presence of Rh and ABO incompatibility
2. Congenital malformations
3. Development of respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis
4. Birth asphyxia, h/o PROM, puerperal sepsis in mother
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.The peak serum bilirubin level <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 7 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Time to reach the peak level, and rate of rise in serum bilirubin <br/ ><br>2.The number of exchange transfusion required. <br/ ><br>3.Incidence of kernicterusTimepoint: 7-14 days