Compare of Effectiveness Cycled Light or Near Darkness on Growth Parameters in Preterm Infants

Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Compare of Effectiveness Cycled Light and Near Darkness on Growth in Preterm Infants

Treatments: Other: Continue near darkness; Other: Cycled light

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02088359

ZTB000123

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 24 hours old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• <32 gestational weeks preterm infants

Exclusion criteria

• Major congenital anomaly
• Small for gestation age
• Grade III-IV intracranial hemorrhage

Trial design

150 participants in 2 patient groups

Cycled light

Description:

Approximately 12 hours of light on and 12 hours of light off.

Treatment:

Other: Cycled light

Near darkness

Description:

Continue near darkness

Treatment:

Other: Continue near darkness