Health Condition 1: P599- Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Bottom surface LED phototherapy with air mattress: Babies will be provided phototherapy from bottom by placing the baby over the air mattress which is placed over the phototherapy unit.
Sponsors
Premkumar Segaran
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All neonates more than 35 weeks identified to have jaundice to the extent of requiring phototherapy according to AAP (2004) chart.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Neonates with S.Bilirubin more than 20 mg/dl or rate of rise of bilirubin more than 0.5 mg/dl per hour. 2. Major congenital anomalies, 3.Babies on any respiratory support or requiring IV line insertion for any reason. 4.Sepsis and dehydration more than 15 % 5.IUGR and SGA babies. 6.Babies requiring resuscitation at birth or instrumental deliveries. 7.Babies of mothers who received AN steroid ( even 1 dose). 8. Parents who denied consent for to be included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the comfortness of the new bottom LED phototherapy unit with air mattress by measuring serum cortisol level when compared to the top LED conventional phototherapyTimepoint: S.Cortisol will be measured before starting, after every 24 hours of phototherapy, and 24 hrs after stopping phototherapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bilirubin reduction in mg/dl/hrTimepoint: S.bilirubin will be measured before starting phototherapy, after every 24 hrs of phototherapy and 24 hrs after stopping phototherapy.;Parents and Nurses experience in using the devicesTimepoint: LIKERTs scale will be scored after stopping phototherapy.;To assess the effect on Neonatal Behavior by COMFORTneo scaleTimepoint: Comfortneo Scale will be assessed before starting phototherapy, at 12 hrs interval during phototherapy and 24 hrs after stopping phototherapy. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMangalabharathi
Madras Medical College
Outcome results
None listed