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POSITION CHANGE DURING PHOTOTHERAPY IN NEONATES

ROLE OF CHANGE OF POSITION DURING PHOTOTHERAPY IN MANAGEMENT OF NON HEMOLYTIC HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN LATE PRETERM AND TERM INFANTS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2011/05/001727
Enrollment
100
Registered
2011-05-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Neonatal hyperbiliruibinemia

Interventions

Intervention1: Supine group: Nursing babies only in supine group during phototherapy Control Intervention1: Turning group: Turning babies from supine to prone and vice versa every 2 hrs during phototh

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Gestational age from 35-42 wks 2.Serum total bilirubin 20 mg 3.Infants requiring phototherapy for first time

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Hyperbilirubinemia requiring exchange transfusion 2.Rh haemolytic disease, evidence of hemolysis in peripheral smear 3.Positive Direct Coomb Test ( DCT) 4.Major Congenital Anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of phototherapy required in both the groupsTimepoint: Phototherapy is continued till the point when two values of bilirubin are below the cut off value as per AAP chart. serum total bilirubin is done every 12 hrs.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
failure of phototherapyTimepoint: Any value above 20 mg/dL during phototherapy Requirement of double surface Phototherapy;rate of fall of bilirubinTimepoint: calculated by total fall of bilirubin and duration of phototherapy—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ashok K Deorari
ashokdeorari_56@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026