NCT04619758

Emollient Therapy In Preterm & Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dr. Abdul Ahad Jamshaid · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 28 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of emollient therapy on gain in weight and length among preterm and low birth weight babies.

Detailed description

The study will be conducted at the Department of Pediatric Medicine unit 1, KEMU / Mayo Hospital Lahore. Total of 140 neonates fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be enrolled. They will be randomly divided into two groups - A and B. Mothers of the neonates in group A will be advised massage with sunflower oil while mothers of the neonates in group B will be advised massage without any emollient. Babies will closely be followed up and their weight and length will be measured at six months of age and will be analyzed using SPSS v 23.0.

Conditions

• Weight Gain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Emollient (sunflower oil)	In group A, mothers will be advised to massage their babies with sunflower oil at a dose of 10 mL/kg/day twice a day in equally divided amounts. They will be called for follow up after six months of application of sunflower oil.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-30
• Completion: 2018-06-30
• First posted: 2020-11-06
• Last updated: 2020-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan