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EFFECT OF USING WHITE COTTON CURTAINS OVER PHOTOTHERAPY MACHINES FOR TREATMENT OF JAUNDICE IN NEWBORNS

EFFECT OF USING LOW-COST WHITE REFLECTING CURTAINS ON EFFICACY OF PHOTOTHER-APY FOR TREATMENT OF NEONATAL JAUNDICE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/02/003370
Enrollment
100
Registered
2013-02-11
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 JAUNDICE

Interventions

Intervention1: CURTAIN: 1.COTTON CURTAINS ARE WRAPPED AROUND CONVENTIONAL PHOTOTHERAPY UNITS 2.Dose & duration: Double surface phototherapy at 6-8 uw/nm/sqcm for 24 to 72 hours Control Intervention1:

Sponsors

CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >24 hour (h) and 2. Apgar at 5 min greater than 6 3. Serum total bilirubin (STB) less than 20 mg/dL 4. Exclusively breast fed 5. Body weight >2.5 Kg 6. Gestational age >=37 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Hyper-bilirubinemia requiring exchange transfusion 2. Rh hemolytic disease 3. Evidence of hemolysis in peripheral smear 4. Positive direct Coombâ??s test (DCT) 5. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
RATE OF FALL OF BILIRUBINTimepoint: 0,4,12 and 24 hours after start of treatment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TOTAL DURATION OF PHOTOTHERAPYTimepoint: O,4,12,24 HOURS—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSUBHRAJIT LAHIRI

CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE

sumanadk@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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