Comparison of Effects of Fenofibrate Adjuvant Therapy Versus Conventional Phototherapy in Neonatal Jaundice.
Study Purpose
Neonatal jaundice has significant importance in neonatal morbidity and mortality world-wide. Though phototherapy has a relentless use in neonatal jaundice, its cumbersome side effects and the physical separation of baby from the mother eventually result as increase in days of hospitalization adding to the mental anguish of the parents. This study is conducted to observe the reduction of serum bilirubin level in neonates treated with Fenofibrate as an adjuvant to phototherapy in treatment of exaggerated physiological hyperbilirubinemia. After informed consent, single dose of Fenofibrate will be given to the group A (intervention group) and Group B (non-intervention) will only be given phototherapy. Then every 24-hourly sample for serum bilirubin will be sent for lab analysis, for 3 days. A randomized control trial is conducted and later on, the data will be analyzed in the SPSS 26. Quantitative variables like age will be presented as mean ± SD. Qualitative variables like gender will be presented as percentage and frequency. Comparison of two groups intervention group and non-intervention group, apply independent sample t-test. P value < 0.05 will be taken as significant. Limitation of the proposed study includes limited sample size, study population limited to only one hospital and no follow-up in plan. If the role of Fenofibrate is established in the management of exaggerated physiological hyperbilirubinemia in newborns, it will be beneficial to minimize the risk of the complications, rapid regression of hyperbilirubinemia & shortening the length of hospital stay.
Recruitment Criteria
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Yes |
Study Type
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Interventional |
Eligible Ages | 24 Hours - 14 Days |
Gender | All |
Trial Details
Trial ID:
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NCT06346743 |
Phase
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Phase 2/Phase 3 |
Lead Sponsor
The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data. |
Muhammad Zark |
Principal Investigator
The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study. |
Tayyaba K Butt, FCPS, MRCPCH |
Principal Investigator Affiliation | Professor & Head of Department of Pediatrics |
Agency Class
Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial. |
Other |
Overall Status | Not yet recruiting |
Countries | Pakistan |
Conditions
The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. |
Physiological Neonatal Jaundice, Physiological Hyperbilirubinaemia |
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