To establish the normal skin pH and moisture content values in babies born prematurely i.e between 6-8months of pregnancy by using hand held devices from the day of birth till discharge of babies.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R238- Other skin changes
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053357
- Lead Sponsor
- S Harinie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Preterm neonates 26-32 weeks of gestation
Exclusion Criteria
Preterm neonates 26-32 weeks of gestation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To measure the skin pH and moisture content values in preterm neonates between 26 to 32 weeks of gestation till dischargeTimepoint: pH and moisture content values will be measured twice daily from (DAY OF LIFE 1 TO DAY OF LIFE 28)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the comorbidities in the babies included in the study <br/ ><br>To find out the association between skin pH,moisture content and development of various morbidities <br/ ><br>To find out the change in microbiome pattern in the first week of lifeTimepoint: 48hours again at 1 week