Neonatal Jaundice
Conditions
Brief summary
prospective single center pilot randomized open label clinical trial, conducted at the Neonatal care unit of Mansoura University Children's To assess the efficacy and safety of aluminum foil use in combination with phototherapy compared with phototherapy alone for pathological unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in full term newborn We enrolled 234 infants in the study who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to treatment groups, either conventional phototherapy with aluminum foil or conventional phototherapy alone.
Interventions
DEVICEPhototherapy with aluminum foil
DEVICEPhototherapy without aluminum foil
Sponsors
Mansoura University
Study design
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 28 Days
Inclusion criteria
* Appropriate for gestational age full-term infants with pathological unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia who are candidate for photo therapy according to American academy guidelines
Exclusion criteria
* Preterm infants, newborn infant with congenital malformations, conjugated hyperbilirubinamia, small for gestational age, in need of exchange transfusion, and skin abrasions or infections
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total serum bilirubin | 8 hours of treatment | measurement of Total serum bilirubin (mg/dl) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| duration of photo therapy | average 48 hours | duration of photo therapy in hours |
Outcome results
None listed