Transcutaneous Measurement of Jaundice in the Newborn (TcBili)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal; Jaundice, Neonatal

Treatments: Procedure: Measurement of bilirubin in blood and skin color

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01169740

Bilirubin 2010/413

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective comparison of measurement of bilirubin in jaundiced newborns by a transcutaneous device (bilirubinometer) and laboratory analysis of blood samples.

We hypothesise that correlation of the two measurements depend on bilirubin level, gestational age as well as postnatal age.

Full description

Whenever a blood sample is drawn for measurement of bilirubin in a newborn, a transcutaneous measurement of skin yellow color will be made. Such measurements will also be included in all infants when a CRP-test (blood sample for C-reactive protein) has been ordered, as well as in connection with the routine blood sampling for metabolic screening. Only infants where parents have given written consent for their infant will be included in the study.

Enrollment: 1,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 28 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Newborn infant admitted to normal newborn nursery

Exclusion criteria

• Informed consent not obtained

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Neonatal jaundice

Description:

Infants born between July 1st 2010 and July 31st 2010 and admitted to normal newborn nursery

Treatment:

Procedure: Measurement of bilirubin in blood and skin color