Supine versus turning position effect on bilirubine level during phototherapy in healthy term jaundice neonates

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138711061162N12

Enrollment

Registered

2009-06-07

Start date

2003-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Neonatal jaundice. Perinatal haematological disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Change position from supine position to prone position during phototherapy every 150 minutes. Intervention 2: Supine position during phototherapy.

Treatment - Other

Change position from supine position to prone position during phototherapy every 150 minutes

Supine position during phototherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: healthy baby, breastfeeding, 49 hours postnatal age, birth weight more than 2500gr, 38-41 weeks gestational age and delivered during an uncomplicated pregnancy. Exclusion criteria: Infants with hemolytic disease, infection, congenital anomaly, closed hemorrhage (cephalo-hematoma) and metabolic disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Serum bilirubine. Timepoint: befor intervention-12,24 and 48 after phototherapy. Method of measurement: Venous sampling and blood serum bilirubine (diazo method).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Jaundice in neonate. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: Clinically judgment of Icter.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Ashraf mohammadzadeh

Neonatal Research Center

mohamadzadeha@mums.ac.ir+98 51 1852 1121

Outcome results

None listed

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