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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP1 | Active Comparator | Phototherapy with aluminum foil |
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| GROUP2 | Placebo Comparator | Phototherapy without aluminum foil |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phototherapy with aluminum foil | Device |
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| Phototherapy without aluminum foil |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Total serum bilirubin | measurement of Total serum bilirubin (mg/dl) | 8 hours of treatment |
| Total serum bilirubin | measurement of Total serum bilirubin (mg/dl) | 24 hours of treatment |
| Total serum bilirubin | measurement of Total serum bilirubin (mg/dl) | 48 hours of treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| duration of photo therapy | duration of photo therapy in hours | average 48 hours |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007567 | Jaundice, Neonatal |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D051556 | Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal |
| D007232 | Infant, Newborn, Diseases |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D006932 | Hyperbilirubinemia |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010789 | Phototherapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |