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UnknownNCT01369251
Simple Hygiene Versus Alcohol Based Usual Care for Umbilical Cord
Simple Hygiene Versus Alcohol Based Usual Care for Umbilical Cord: a Randomized Clinical Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 400 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 1 Day
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determinate whether in newborns just cleaning the umbilical stump when changing diapers (with water and soap if necessary)is effective in preventing local cord infections and not delaying cord separation as just as cord care alcohol, usually applied in our hospital and suggested to parents at dismission.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Hygiene | |
| PROCEDURE | Usual alcohol care |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-12-01
- Completion
- 2012-12-01
- First posted
- 2011-06-08
- Last updated
- 2011-06-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01369251. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.