Objective: To compare the effectiveness of cycled lighting (CL) or continuous near darkness (CND) on weight in preterm infants.

Study Design: Total 147 infants with a gestational age 25-32 weeks and/or a birth weight 750-1500 g were included in the study. The infants were classified into two groups: CL and CND. Weight on postnatal day 14, weight at corrected 35 weeks, mean rectal temperature and serum growth hormone, cortisol, melatonin levels at 35 weeks' post menstrual age (PMA), weekly weight gain, full enteral feeding time, duration of mechanical ventilation, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), length of stay in the hospital, weight and length at three and six months corrected age were compared between the groups.

Results: There were no differences between weights on postnatal day 14. Anthropometric parameters and mean rectal temperatures of groups also were not different at 35 weeks' PMA. There were no differences among the groups in duration of full enteral feeding time, length of stay in hospitalization, duration of mechanical ventilation, ROP and anthropometric parameters. Further, serum growth hormone, cortisol, and melatonin levels were similar between the groups at 35 weeks' PMA.

Conclusion: CL and CND did not have any advantages over each other.

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