Evaluation of therapeutic effect of oral Ursodeoxycholic Acid on indirect hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates undergoing phototherapy: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Introduction And Aims: Phototherapy is the most common treatment modality of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of oral Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) on indirect hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates undergoing phototherapy.

Materials And Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was performed on 106 full-term neonates with jaundice who were admitted to the neonatal ward of 17 Shahrivar Hospital in Rasht, Iran.