A simple test to determine skin barrier function in neonates under different conditions
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- New born infants admitted in the ward and neonatal IC
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/04/004529
- Lead Sponsor
- Teena Ramesh M
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Newborns of both sexes admitted at Father Muller Medical College Hospital after obtaining informed consent from attender.
Exclusion Criteria
•Babies with congenital diseases of skin associated with skin breach or denudation of skin
•Babies with preexisting skin infection
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in infantsTimepoint: 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method correlation with gestation, birth weight, use of radiant warmer and phototherapyTimepoint: 6 months