Does the use of a biliblanket prevent the need for phototherapy in newborns over 24 hours of age with a gestation over 35 weeks who have developed physiological jaundice near to the treatment requirement line?

Utilization of a biliblanket to decrease the need for overhead phototherapy and admission to a special care baby unit - a randomised control trial (BiB trial)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN29045982

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-01-08

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-07-13

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

Conditions

Neonatal physiological jaundice Neonatal Diseases Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

Interventions

Randomisation will occur on receipt of informed consent. A computer-generated random number list will be used, prepared by an investigator with no clinical involvement in the trial. Sequence generatio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Infant greater than 24 hours of age on post natal ward 2. Greater than 35 weeks gestation 3. Suspected physiological jaundice 4. Serum bilirubin less than 35 umol/l under the phototherapy line

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Jaundice under 24 hours 2. Infants admitted to the neonatal unit for any reason 3. Infant less than 35 weeks gestation 4. Known Direct Coombs Test (DCT) positive jaundice at time of recruitment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Need for overhead phototherapy (binary [yes/no]): admission to the neonatal unit for phototherapy measured by a chart review at discharge from hospital and time of maximum follow-up (6 weeks of age)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of hospital stay (continuous) measured in days by chart review at time of maximum follow-up (6 weeks of age)	—

Countries

Ireland

Contacts

Public ContactAoife Branagan

branagaa@tcd.ie+353 (0)872218141

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026