Preterm infant. 28 completed weeks or more but less than 37 completed weeks (196 completed days but less than 259 completed days) of gestation
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: From 7 am to 7 pm infants in the intervention group will receive usual light and from 7 pm to 7 Am brightness is reduced by putting dimming cover of light on the head. When interventio
From 7 am to 7 pm infants in the intervention group will receive usual light and from 7 pm to 7 Am brightness is reduced by putting dimming cover of light on the head. When intervention group were inc
at all hours of the day the control group will receive usual light in NICU.
Sponsors
-
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 1 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 30–37 weeks’ gestation; Birth weight between 1500-2500; Apgar score equal or more than 7; neonates suffered from respiratory distress syndrome or apnea of prematurity; Lack of life-threatening problem; lack of physical abnormalities. exclusion criteria: jaundice, need for surgery; requiring a long period of continuous lighting for treatment interventions; infants who died before discharge.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Planned lighting. Timepoint: after intervention. Method of measurement: profile. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight gain. Timepoint: Since the infant hospitalization in NICU until discharge. Method of measurement: Baby Weighing Scale.;Length of stay. Timepoint: Since the infant hospitalization in NICU until discharge. Method of measurement: number of days. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactElahe Aghaziarati Farahani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Outcome results
None listed