New study aims to improve jaundice treatment for newborns
NCT ID NCT06702241
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 116 newborns with jaundice to find the best way to use phototherapy (light treatment). It compares different light intensities and whether taking breaks during treatment works as well as continuous light. The goal is to make treatment more effective and allow parents more time with their babies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 116 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 day to 14 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Hyperbilirubinemia with a total serum bilirubin level above the limit of necessary treatment according to the Danish Pediatric Society's guidelines * Birth weight \>1800g * Gestational age \>33+0 Exclusion Criteria: * Hyperbilirubinemia within the first 24 hours of life * Rapidly increasing serum levels of bilirubnemia indicating pathology or hemolysis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aalborg University Hospital, The Neonatal Department
RECRUITINGAalborg, 9000, Denmark
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The North Denmark Regional Hospital, The Pediatric Department
RECRUITINGHjørring, 9800, Denmark
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