BUBOLight®, a New Phototherapy Device for the Treatment of the Newborn's Jaundice

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Conditions studied: Neonatal Jaundice

In brief

About 50% of full-term newborns and 80% of premature infants develop jaundice which is due to hyperbilirubinemia. In the majority of cases, jaundice disappears naturally without treatment within three weeks of birth, but the bilirubin level may remain too high, which can lead to a serious neurological disease: kernicterus. To avoid this, a therapeutic management must be instituted, and in some cases, one or more phototherapy sessions (PT) may be prescribed. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the safety and level of satisfaction of parents and healthcare team with one innovative device for phototherapy BUBOLight® included two removable strips of luminous textile incorporating optical fibers. 10 newborns requiring phototherapy, will be illuminated during four hours in one session of PT Bilirubin levels is taken at the start of phototherapy H0 and Controls are made at H+6 hours.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04365998

Run by

University Hospital, Lille

People needed

15

Starts

2020-10-08

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-23

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At time of birth, infant is > 35 weeks gestation
• Presence of jaundice confirmed by measurement of bilirubin (transcutaneous bilirubinometer)
• Total bilirubinemia rate requiring phototherapy according to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
• Weight ≥2.500kg
• Judged in good health by the investigator following the clinical examination and the medical data (absence of perinatal asphyxia, antibiotic treatment, respiratory disorders)
• Absence of fœto-maternal rhesus incompatibility or Kell

You may not qualify if…

• Newborn already treated with phototherapy
• Febrile state with body temperature > 37.8°C
• Total bilirubinaemia level is equal or excess 100 μmol / L of the indication of phototherapy.
• Patient whose jaundice is due to haemolysis, obstruction functional or anatomical.
• Minor relative
• Newborn requiring exchange transfusion
• Newborn with congenital erythropoietic porphyria or a family history of porphyria.
• Patient requiring treatment other than phototherapy

Where it is running

• Hop Jeanne de Flandre Chu Lille — Lille, France (enrolling)

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