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Is Home Phototherapy Safe and Effective for Newborn Jaundice? A Comparative Study

Effectiveness of Home Versus Hospital Phototherapy for Neonates more than 35 weeks of gestation with uncomplicated hyperbilirubinemia - A patient preference prospective cohort study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097824
Enrollment
154
Registered
2025-11-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P599- Neonatal jaundice, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Home Phototherapy Versus Hospital Phototherapy: Nil Control Intervention1: Home Phototherapy Versus Hospital Phototherapy: Neonates with uncomplicated hyperbilirubinemia treated with Ho

Sponsors

Chandrababu Chandran
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Gestational age more than 35weeks and Birth weight more than 2500 g to 4000g. Five minute Apgar score of 7 or more. Normal findings on physical examination. Healthy and actively feeding neonates. Stooling and voiding by 24hours of age. Greater than 2 days but less than 7 days of age at the start of phototherapy. Neonates with Non haemolytic jaundice. Total serum bilirubin level not more then 1mg/dl above the phototherapy treatment cut-off(as per AAP chart).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Haemolytic jaundice (ABO,Rh incompatibility,G6PD,RBC membranopathies). Hereditary hyperbilirubinemia. Underlying risk factors like sepsis, birth asphyxia, dehydration. Serum bilirubin level more than 2mg/dl above the phototherapy treatment cut-off (as per AAP chart). Gestation less than 35weeks, Birth weight less than 2500g. Multiple congenital malformations.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effectiveness of mean daily reduction of serum bilirubin levels in home phototherapy group as compare to in-hospital phototherapy group.Timepoint: To evaluate the effectiveness of home phototherapy compared with hospital based phototherapy by assessing the mean daily reduction in serum bilirubin levels at 24 and 48 hours after initiation of phototherapy.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Outcomes: 1.To evaluate feasibility,safety,cost effectiveness in both group. 2.Duration of phototherapy received. 3.Re-hospitilization rates. 4.Parental stress scale. 5.Complications(skin rash, rashes, dehydration, hypo/hyperthermiaTimepoint: To assess at 24 & 48 hours after initiation of phototherapy.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Giridhar Sethuraman

Chettinad Hospial and Research Institute

giridharsethu@gmail.com9841027228

Outcome results

None listed

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