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Effect of touch as a complement for phototherapy on the reduction level of bilirubin in icteric newborns

Clinical trial of effect of touch as a complement for phototherapy on the reduction level of bilirubin in icteric newborns

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015070122583N2
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-02-06
Start date
2016-02-20
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

Hyperbilirubinemia. Neonatal jaundice, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to doing phototherapy that will be done for 90 minutes and will be stopped for 30 minutes alternately, newborn's body touched by a trained person, 4 tim
Treatment - Other
Intervention group: In addition to doing phototherapy that will be done for 90 minutes and will be stopped for 30 minutes alternately, newborn's body touched by a trained person, 4 times a day , each
control group: Phototherapy will be done for 90 minutes and will be stopped for 30 minutes alternately.

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Esfarayen faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 6 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: full-term newborns weighing over 2000 grams; with Apgar score between 8-10; exclusive breastfeeding with mothers milk and having bilirubin greater than 12 milligrams per deciliter Exclusion criteria: preterm infants with birth weight less than 2000 grams; having skin diseases; blood disorders; heart problems; hypothyroidism.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Bilirubin in blood of newborns. Timepoint: Every 24 hours. Method of measurement: milligrams per deciliter.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Discharge of newborns. Timepoint: day. Method of measurement: a day.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohsen Shoja

Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen

mohsenshoja61@yahoo.co+98 58 3724 1601

Outcome results

None listed

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