Health Condition 1: null- Neonateâ??s â?¥ 35 weeks and those requiring phototherapy according to Bhutani charts were included in the study.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: LED Phototherapy: Neonates were exposed, completely unclothed with their eyes and genitals covered. They were kept at a distance of 30 cm from phototherapy device and continuous phototh
Sponsors
Manipal University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Neonateâ??s >= 35 weeks and those requiring phototherapy according to Bhutani charts were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Ventilated babies, Preterm neonates ( <35 weeks), Babies with hypothermia, Infants requiring exchange transfusion according to Bhutani charts, culture proven and clinical sepsis were excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of phototherapy Rate of decrease in total serum bilirubin in each group Timepoint: Baseline, following which every 6 hours till bilirubin level came below the phototherapy range | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compare the side effects of LED phototherapy and conventional phototherapyTimepoint: every 6th hrly during phototherapy;Urinary lumirubin levels after starting phototherapy in each group.Timepoint: Urine was collected after 2 hours after phototherapy in plastic neonatal urine collection bags (MINICOM), which were shielded from light during collection by diapering the infant. The collected urine samples were kept in containers wrapped with aluminum foil and were frozen till they were analyzed by UV excitable fluorescence method. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSowmini P Kamath
Kasturba Medical College,Mangaluru,Manipal University
Outcome results
None listed