Evaluation of Use of Plastic Bags to Prevent Neonatal Hypothermia-Part I

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Hypothermia; Immature Newborn

• Registration Number: NCT01604317
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-5-21
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 182

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Estimated gestational age 29-36 6/7weeks or birth weight 1,400-2500g<br><br> - Delivery in the hospital<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Infant admitted to the NICU<br><br> - Birth weight less than 1,400g<br><br> - Abdominal wall defect or myelomeningocele<br><br> - Major congenital anomalies<br><br> - Blistering skin disorder

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Axillary temperature < 36.5 degrees Celsius

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Seizure;Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS);Pneumothorax;Sepsis;Necrotizing enterocolitis or intestinal perforation;Death;Hyperthermia;Temperature and humidity