NCT02088359

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 24 Hours
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cycled light	We covered the incubator with blanket for darkness approximately 12 hours.
OTHER	Continue near darkness	We covered the incubator with blanket all days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2014-03-14
• Last updated: 2014-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)