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â??EFFECT OF HEAD COVERING ON SERUM CALCIUM LEVEL IN BABIES RECEIVING PHOTOTHERAPY FOR JUANDICE: A RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDYâ??

â??EFFECT OF HEAD COVERING ON SERUM CALCIUM LEVEL IN TERM AND NEAR-TERM NEONATES RECEIVING PHOTOTHERAPY: A RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDYâ??

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/05/019019
Enrollment
110
Registered
2019-05-09
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: R798- Other specified abnormal findingsof blood chemistry

Interventions

Intervention1: USE OF HEAD CAP: STUDY OF EFFECT OF HEAD COVERING ON SERUM CALCIUM LEVEL IN TERM AND NEAR-TERM NEONATES RECEIVING PHOTOTHERAPY Control Intervention1: Not applicable: Not applicable

Sponsors

Pawan kumar Verma
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: After taking informed parental consent, all newborns with: 1. Gestational age more than or equal to 35 weeks according to new Ballard score. 2. Weight more than or equal to 2 Kg. 3. Receiving phototherapy as per AAP guidelines. 4. Normal serum calcium levels ( >7.5mg/dl) on admission

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neonates with :- 1. Gross Congenital anomalies 2. Birth asphyxia and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy 3. Serum bilirubin requiring exchange transfusion as per AAP guidelines 2004 4. Maternal diabetes mellitus 5. Maternal intake of anticonvulsants

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Serum calcium levelTimepoint: Hypocalcemia - S. calcium level is less than 7.5 mg/dl—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Serum bilirubin levels 2. Duration of phototherapy Timepoint: S.bilirubin level at start, 12 hrs and at end of phototherapy—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPawan Kumar Verma

Swami Dayanand Hospital

anilsaini.0410@gmail.com9810075126

Outcome results

None listed

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