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Effect of clofibrate on the prevention of jaundice in term neonate

Effect of Clofibrate on the prevention of jaundice in healthy term neonate group)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013031312803N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2013-05-28
Start date
2012-11-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

neonatal jaundice. Physiological jaundice (intense)(prolonged) NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: Prescription of Clofibrate(50 mg per kg of body weight ,orally) during the first hour after birth and after fist meal of breastfeeding in the intervention group. Intervention 2: there
Treatment - Drugs
Prescription of Clofibrate(50 mg per kg of body weight ,orally) during the first hour after birth and after fist meal of breastfeeding in the intervention group

Sponsors

Babol University of Medical Sciences ,
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria :All term neonate (37 – 41 week of Gestational Age, 6/7) who are otherwise health and resulting from a non-complicated pregnancy Exclusion criteria include: Term infants with overt jaundice in the first day after birth; Direct hyperbilirubinemia more than 1 mg/dl; Sick neonates; Infants born from mothers under phenobarbital treatment; Low birth weight neonate (birth weight less than 2500 gr); Preterm neonate (the gestational age less than 37 weeks) and neonates with Rh incompatibility.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total Bilirubin. Timepoint: Umbillical cord and 24,48,72 hours after birhbirth bilirubin. Method of measurement: with Bilirubinometer.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sadroddin Mehdipour

Babol University of Medical Sciences

smb1355@gmail.com+98 11 1325 2988

Outcome results

None listed

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