The effect of ambient lighting in preterm infant

Effect of ambient lighting on heart rate and blood oxygen saturation in preterm infant admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in Babol, Iran

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014051217669N1

Enrollment

Registered

2014-06-23

Start date

2013-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Effect of ambient lighting on heart rate and blood oxygen saturation in preterm infant. Other preterm infants

Interventions

In this study, gestational age was calculated by Ballard scale and intensity of brightness in the NICU through a device called a luxury meter with 3% ± confidence level in Taiwan, heart rate and oxyge

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Days to 28 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: premature infants less than 37 weeks; weighing less than 2500 grams; without the need for mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy; arterial oxygen saturation in normal range. Exclusion criteria: existence of neurological- vision problems; congenital anomalies; sepsis; gastro - intestinal tract problems; congenital heart disease; respiratory distress syndrome with more or equal to 5; maternal drug addiction; drugs affecting on heart rate and arterial oxygen saturation percentage; infants undergoing phototherapy in the hospital and suffering invasive procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ambient lighting. Timepoint: Before and during intervention every 5 minutes to an hour. Method of measurement: In terms of luxury and using luxury meter device.;Hear rate. Timepoint: Before and during intervention every 5 minutes to an hour. Method of measurement: In terms of beats per minute using Monitor.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before and during intervention every 5 minutes to an hour. Method of measurement: In terms of percentage using Monitor.	—

Measure

Time frame

Ambient lighting. Timepoint: Before and during intervention every 5 minutes to an hour. Method of measurement: In terms of luxury and using luxury meter device.;Hear rate. Timepoint: Before and during intervention every 5 minutes to an hour. Method of measurement: In terms of beats per minute using Monitor.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before and during intervention every 5 minutes to an hour. Method of measurement: In terms of percentage using Monitor.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gestational age. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: In terms of day and week using Ballard scale.;Weight. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: In terms of gram using Balance.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMr.Doctor Hadi Sorkhi.

Babol University of Medical Sciences.

pediatrics-amirkola@yahoo.com+98 11132549514

Outcome results

None listed

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