A Randomized Trial of Phototherapy with Filtered Sunlight in African Neonates

201587 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Tina M. Slusher · Hennepin County Medical Center

Bolajoko O. Olusanya · Centre for Healthy Start Initiative

Hendrik J. Vreman · Stanford University

Ann M. Brearley

Yvonne E. Vaucher · University of California, San Diego

Troy C. Lund

Ronald J. Wong · Stanford University

Abieyuwa A. Emokpae

Abstract

Filtered sunlight was noninferior to conventional phototherapy for the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and did not result in any study withdrawals for reasons of safety. (Funded by the Thrasher Research Fund, Salt Lake City, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health; Clinical Trials.gov number, NCT01434810.).

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 373, Issue 12, pp. 1115-1124

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1501074

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