RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06399146

Evaluation of Bilirubin Estimates in Newborns From Smartphone Digital Images in a Population in Botswana


Sponsor

Hillerod Hospital, Denmark

Enrollment

150 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This project aims to test a novel smartphone application, Picterus, which provides a cheaper, patient-friendly, and more readily means of neonatal jaundice detection. For this purpose, the study aims to collect data from newborns with a broad range of bilirubin levels and high melanin content in a population in Botswana.


Eligibility

Min Age: 24 HoursMax Age: 14 Days

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Gestational age > 37 weeks
  • Birth weight > 2000 g and < 4500 g
  • Age > 24 hours and < 14 days
  • Infants requiring a blood sample for clinically suspected jaundice or other screening

Exclusion Criteria4

  • Infants transferred to the pediatric ward for advanced treatment
  • Infants with a skin rash or other disease that affects the skin where measurements are performed
  • Infants that receive or have received phototherapy in the last 24 hours
  • Infants with an inborn disease

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Interventions

DEVICEPicterus App

Take a photo off the patient's skin (sternum).


Locations(1)

Princess Marina Hospital

Gaborone, Botswana

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