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Register: CTRI
Last refreshed on: 24 November 2021
Main ID:  CTRI/2015/04/005705
Date of registration: 20-04-2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Fernandez Hospital
Public title: When to stop phototherapy in neonatal jaundice?
Scientific title: When to stop phototherapy in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia? - A Randomized Control Trial
Date of first enrolment: 02-02-2015
Target sample size: 270
Recruitment status: Open to Recruitment
URL:  http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=11207
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial
Method of generating randomization sequence:Stratified block randomization Method of allocation concealment:Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes Blinding and masking:Outcome Assessor Blinded
 
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name: Dr Srinivas Murki   
Address:  2nd Floor, Department of Neonatology, Hyderguda, Telangana, Hyderabad 500029 Hyderabad, ANDHRA PRADESH India
Telephone:
Email: srinivasmurki2001@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Fernandez Hospital
Name: Dr Tejopratap Oleti   
Address:  2nd Floor, Department of Neonatology, Hyderguda, Telangana, Hyderabad 500029 Hyderabad, ANDHRA PRADESH India
Telephone:
Email: srinivasmurki2001@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Fernandez Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Neonates >= 35 wks of gestation

• Birth weight more than 1800grams

• Received phototherapy as per AAP phototherapy charts for minimum duration of 24 hours.


Exclusion criteria: Neonates with major congenital anomalies or underwent Exchange Transfusion



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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Health Condition 1: null- Neonates â?¥ 35 wks of gestation with birth weight more than 1800grams and received phototherapy as per American Aacademy of Pediatrics phototherapy charts for minimum duration of 24 hours.
Intervention(s)
Intervention1: Group A: Phototherapy will be stopped immediately. TSB will be monitored after 12 hours. If the value of TSB is less than 12mg/dl, infant will be discharged home.
Control Intervention1: Group B: Phptotherapy (PT) will be continued till the TSB is less than 12mg/dl on two consecutive occasions at 12 hours interval. On stopping the PT, infant will be monitored after 12 hours with TSB. If the value of TSB is less than 12mg/dl infant will be discharged home.
Primary Outcome(s)
Rate of occurrence of hyperbilirubinemia as measured by the number of episodes of rebound hyperbilirubinemia/ total number of neonates enrolled. Rebound hyperbilirubinemia defined as TSB more than AAP age specific cut-off after stopping phototherapy or a rise of bilirubin greater than 0.5mg/hour.Timepoint: Will be followed till 48 hrs after stopping phototherapy
Secondary Outcome(s)
Risk factors for developing rebound hyperbilirubinemiaTimepoint: Will be followed till 48 hrs after stopping phototherapy
Duration of rebound phototherapy as measured in hoursTimepoint: Till discharge
Secondary ID(s)
NIL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 28/01/2015
Contact:
Institute Ethics Committe
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