Testing skin-light reading and light therapy for newborn jaundice
Part of Genetic & congenital clinical trials.
This study checks whether a device that reads bilirubin through the skin can be used to guide treatment with newborn phototherapy (special light). It may help babies with jaundice get the right monitoring and light treatment safely.
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Who can take part
- Your baby is a newborn who needs phototherapy for jaundice (high bilirubin)
- Your baby is not receiving an exchange transfusion (a special blood-swap treatment)
- Your baby does not have skin lesions on the breastbone area (sternum) that would interfere with the skin reading
- You are able to follow the study’s newborn monitoring and light-therapy procedures as directed
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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