Status:
COMPLETED
Light/Dark Cycle Promotes Weight Gain in Preterm Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico
Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca
Conditions:
Preterm Infants
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-37 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study focuses on the use of light/dark alternation as chronotherapy to prevent deterioration and reduce morbidity and mortality in premature patients, as well as favoring circadian alteration afte...
Detailed Description
Introduction Worldwide, Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) are often maintained under 24-hour constant bright light (CBL) conditions, without significant variations in light intensity. As such, infa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible patients were premature infants (gestational age \<37 weeks) who were hospitalized in the low risk and high-risk neonatal units of participating institution, with a non-severe diagnosis for hospitalization, without concomitant illness, and classified as stable.
- The parents or legal guardians of all included patients provided written informed consent to participate in this study.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria included infants hospitalized with severe illness, congenital malformations, or important neurological diseases-
- Elimination criteria included infants initially classified as having a non-severe illness who progress to severe illness, infants who received intensive treatment for over a week due to medical complications (i.e. bacterial infections), as well as infants whose parents requested withdrawal from participating in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 10 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05230706
Start Date
September 10 2016
End Date
January 31 2020
Last Update
December 13 2022
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