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COMPARISON OF ZINC AND PROBIOTICS ON NEONATES WITH INDIRECT HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA UNDERGOING PHOTOTHERAPY
Sponsor: Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
Summary
Study will evaluate effects of oral zinc and probiotics supplementation in neonates who have indirect hyperbilirubinemia and are receiving phototherapy. Aim is to compare efficacy of these two drugs in clearing bilirubin and reducing duration of phototherapy. Neonates will be randomly assigned to receive either drug alongside phototherapy.
Official title: COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF ZINC AND PROBIOTICS ON NEONATAL INDIRECT HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA UNDERGOING PHOTOTHERAPY
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Days - 28 Days
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2025-08-07
Completion Date
2026-05-07
Last Updated
2025-08-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Zinc sulfate
Oral zinc sulfate syrup in a dose providing 5mg elemental zinc daily as adjuvant to phototherapy.
Probiotic lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
Oral Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG drops daily as adjuvant to phototherapy.
Locations (1)
Sadiq Abbasi Hospital, QAMC, Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan