A Randomized Trial Comparing NeoLight Skylife and Blanket Phototherapy in Newborn Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia

Abstract

This investigation aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of NeoLight’s Skylife phototherapy device for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia. A prospective, two-arm, randomized, unblinded controlled investigation compared total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels at baseline and discharge for a new phototherapy device (Skylife) with an existing phototherapy treatment in newborn infants. The repeated-measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA) indicated a significant main effect for the treatment condition, F(1, 54) = 4.041, P = .049. Post hoc findings showed that the Skylife group had significantly lower TSB levels following treatment (n = 28, Mean = 11.36, SD = 1.69) compared with the standard of care group (n = 28, Mean = 12.37, SD = 2.08), t(54) = 2.01, P = .049). The Skylife phototherapy device was as effective as the currently used therapy, with a shift toward a more rapid decline in bilirubin levels. Using this device may potentially decrease the length of therapy and hospitalization.Clinical Trial Registration Comparison of Phototherapy Using Neolight Skylife Versus Standardized Phototherapy for Hyperbilirubinemia in Newborns is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03599258

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infant newborn bilirubin hyperbilirubinemia phototherapy

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