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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

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALHygiene
PROCEDUREUsual 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.