Jaundice, Neonatal
Conditions
Brief summary
This cross-sectional study evaluates the accuracy of a novel smartphone application that estimates bilirubin levels in newborns at Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu Nepal.
Detailed description
This cross-sectional study evaluates the accuracy of a novel smartphone application that estimates bilirubin levels in 200 newborns at Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu Nepal. The Picterus Calibration Card was placed on the chest of the newborn with the hole in the card placed over the infant's sternum. A validated smartphone with Picterus JP was used to collect digital images.
Interventions
DEVICEPicterus Jaundice Pro
Use Picterus Jaundice Pro, a smartphone app that is used to take photo of the newborns skin, where the Picterus calibration card is place
Sponsors
St. Olavs Hospital
Dhulikhel Hospital
National Taiwan Normal University
Picterus AS
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 14 Days
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Infants born with gestational age ≥35 weeks * Birth weight ≥ 1750g * Age 1 - ≤14 days * Infants that will have a blood sample draw
Exclusion criteria
* Infants in the need for respiratory support * Infants with conditions that could compromise skin circulation, as sepsis, heart failure * Infants that have received phototherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable high qualitative estimation of bilirubin levels in the blood of newborns, independent of skin color, using Picterus JP. | 5-10 minutes | Evaluate of smartphone-based screening tool (Picterus JP) for neonatal jaundice in newborns at Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu Nepal. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| correlation between bilirubin estimates in from a smartphone application and bilirubin measurements in serum in newborn | 1-2 hours | To evaluate the correlation between bilirubin estimates in from a smartphone application and bilirubin measurements in serum in newborns with varying degree of jaundice |
| correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin estimates from a standard transcutaneous device in newborns | 5-10 minutes | To evaluate the correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin estimates from a standard transcutaneous device in newborns with varying degree of jaundice |
| Correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin estimates from visual inspection in newborns | 5-10 minutes | To evaluate the correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin estimates from visual inspection in newborns with varying degree of jaundice |
Countries
Nepal
Outcome results
None listed