Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry in Neonates

NCT ID: NCT01422655

Last Updated: 2012-01-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

255 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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Objective: To assess the accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements in neonates, in relation to gestational age (GA), time (postnatal hour) and site (forehead, sternum, knee) of measurements.

Hypothesis: Using (or combining) different sites for TcB determination might improve the accuracy of TcB in relation to the time of measurement and the GA of the neonate.

Methods: The study will include neonates \>32 weeks' gestation cared for in the well-baby nursery and NICU of the University Hospital of Patras, from September to December 2011. Data such as sex, gestational age, gestation and perinatal information, mother's and infant's ABO group and Rh, G6PD deficiency, Coombs test, type of delivery and complications, birthweight, postnatal medications and interventions, type and volume of feeding, and extension of jaundice, will be collected.

TcB measurements will be performed using the BiliCheck bilirubinometer (according to the standard protocol) at 3 different sites: forehead, sternum and knee. Total serum bilirubin (TSB) values will be obtained using the heel stick technique, and measurements will be performed by a direct spectrophotometric device (Unistat bilirubinometer, Richert, Depew, NY). The accuracy of the device has been validated previously. TSB measurements will be performed within 5 minutes of the TcB measurements.

At each occasion TcB measurements (3), the corresponding TSB value, the time of measurement (postnatal hours), and the actual weight will be noted.

Statistics: The agreement between TcB and TSB values will be assessed using the Bland-Altman % method. The independent and joint effects of GA and time of measurement on bias will be evaluated by multivariate regression analysis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Born at the University Hospital of Patras
2. GA \>32 weeks
3. Parental consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Under phototherapy
2. Congenital infections
3. Chromosomal abnormalities
4. Congenital abnormalities
5. Hepatic dysfunction
Maximum Eligible Age

120 Hours

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Patras

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fouzas Sotirios

Pediatrician, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sotirios Fouzas, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras

Anastasia Varvarigou, Prof

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras

Eugenia Panagiotopoulou, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras

Locations

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras

Pátrai, , Greece

Site Status

Countries

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Greece

Other Identifiers

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TcB_Patr_2011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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