Condition 1: Neonatal Jaundice. Condition 2: Neonatal hypocalcemia. Neonatal jaundice, unspecified Other neonatal hypocalcaemia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Head covering during phototherapy for prevention of hypocalcemia. Intervention 2: Control group: Phototherapy without head covering.
Prevention
Intervention group: Head covering during phototherapy for prevention of hypocalcemia
Control group: Phototherapy without head covering
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Isfahan University of Medical Sciense
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 1 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: preterm infants with gestational age less than 35 weeks with Jaundice who needed phototherapy; lack of congenital malformations at birth; the infant's mother did not suffer from gestational diabetes or hyperparathyroidism; the infant's mother did not take anticonvulsive drugs during pregnancy; lack of prenatal asphyxia (Apgar score 5 minutes, 0 to 3 and bicarbonate ph birth less than 7 and umbilical cord less than 12); the infant was not treated with sodium bicarbonate; the baby with no exchange transfusion , IUGR and sepsis. Exclusion criteria:Affection of neonatal sepsis,administration of sodium bicarbonate,exchange transfusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum calcium. Timepoint: before and 36 hourse after phototherapy. Method of measurement: Mesurement of serum calcium. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Jitteriness. Timepoint: During study. Method of measurement: Observation and Physical examination.;Siezure. Timepoint: During study. Method of measurement: Observation and Physical examination.;Apnea. Timepoint: During study. Method of measurement: Observation and Physical examination. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNeda Hosseini
Isfahan University of Medical Sciense
Outcome results
None listed