Efficacy of petroleum jelly in the prevention of irritant diaper dermatitis

Completed

• Conditions: Irritant dermatitis; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Dermatitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN00356649
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Donostia (Osakidetza) (Spain)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 103

Inclusion Criteria

1. Neonates admitted to the Neonatal Unit of the Hospital Donostia in the area of media care
2. Newborns greater than or equal to 1500 grams at birth
3. Infants whose stay in the unit is between 4 and 21 days
4. Both genders will be included during neonatal period from 0 to 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

1. Newborn from the Neonatal Intensive Care
2. Newborn with diaper dermatitis in the admission
3. Neonate admitted that less than 4 days
4. A newborn with pathology or alterations in skin integrity
5. Newborn under insolation
6. Newborn carrier catheterisation
7. Newborn transferred to intensive care because of worsening

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence and time of diaper dermatitits using the Lane and Drost Scale. The existence of diaper dermatitis will be assessed every day during medical ward round.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures