Conventional Versus LED Phototherapy and Their Effect on Lymphocytes Subsets of Full Term Neonates With Hyperbilirubinemia
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Phototherapy Complication
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Term neonates with a gestational week higher than 37weeks, according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics (2004) which stated that gestational ages of newborns are determined according to the first day of the mother's last menstrual period (by the mother's statement) and were additionally confirmed by the Ballard scoring system (Ballard et al., 1991) and antenatal ultrasonographic estimation or obstetric records if present.
- Clinically significant indirect hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy in the first week of life.
- No pathologic etiological factors for hyperbilirubinemia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Total bilirubin level of >20 mg/dl.
- Prematurity.
- Sepsis.
- Congenital anomaly.
- Elevation in direct bilirubin level.
- History of immune deficiency the family.
- History of preeclampsia or any other diseases or drug use of the mother
Sites / Locations
- Ain Shams University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
No Intervention
conventional phototherapy
LED phototherapy
Control group
neonates with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia exposed to conventional phototherapy
neonates with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia exposed to LED phototherapy