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Mouth cavity application of mothers own milk for prevention of infection in low birth weight babies:A randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: P369- Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: P369- Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecifiedHealth Condition 3: P00-P96- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodHealth Condition 4: null- LATE ONSET SEPSIS
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/01/011326
Lead Sponsor
Smrati Jain
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria

1 Preterm

2 VLBW babies

3 Admitted in neonatology unit within 72 hours of birth will be enrolled

Exclusion Criteria

1 Parents not giving consent

2 Major chromosomal/congenital anamoly

3 Contraindication to human milk exposure

4 H/o prior exposure of oral cavity to human milk

5 Mother unlikely to be able to provide colostrum or milk in first 3 days after delivery

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the effect of oral cavity application of motherâ??s own milk (MOM) <br/ ><br>for prevention of LOS in very low birth weight preterm neonates.LOS is said if neonate developing new clinical signs of sepsis after day 3 of life accompanied by a positive sepsis <br/ ><br>sscreen / positive blood or CSF or urine culture / pneumonia/ MeningitisTimepoint: Till discharge/death/LAMA
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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