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Infants are exposed to either continuous bright light continuous near darkness or unstructured combination of the two. The investigators primary objective is to determine the effectiveness cycled light and near darkness on growth in preterm infants.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Cycled light | Approximately 12 hours of light on and 12 hours of light off. |
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| Near darkness | Continue near darkness |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Cycled light | Other | We covered the incubator with blanket for darkness approximately 12 hours. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Effectiveness on growth | We recorded infants' weight, height and head circumference measures on day 14, corrected 3 and 6 months. | 3-12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Feeding | We evaluated full enteral feeding time between two groups. | 0-1 month |
| Ventilation support | We evaluated duration of supplemental oxygen, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mechanical ventilation for each groups. |
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Preterm infant (<32 gestational weeks) were enrolled in this study.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital | Ankara | 06230 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39699174 | Derived | Morag I, Xiao YT, Bruschettini M. Cycled light in the intensive care unit for preterm and low birth weight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Dec 19;12(12):CD006982. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006982.pub5. |
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| Continue near darkness | Other | We covered the incubator with blanket all days. |
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| 0-1 month |