Effects of breast milk, chlorhexidine, and drying on bacterial infection in umbilical cord
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Bacterial colonization.Bacterial infection, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017090517756N27
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-Chancellery for Research and Technology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Gestational age less than 37 weeks ; need for admission in the neonatal intensive care unit; treatment with ampicillin and gentamicin antibiotics.
Exclusion criteria: Dissatisfaction of the legal guardian(s) for participation; confirmed sepsis before bacterial culture; history of non-sterile childbirth; presence of anatomical malformation;history of perinatal asphyxia; presence of symptoms of omphalitis before the test; history of infections in the mother during pregnancy; prescribed antibiotics in the mother before delivery; prolonged rupture of fetal membranes; umbilical catheterization; any umbilical intervention during hospitalization; chorioamononitis
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Density of bacteria. Timepoint: Before and 72 hours after the intervention initiates. Method of measurement: Laboratory tests in terms of colony-forming unit per square centimeter.;Species of bacteria. Timepoint: Before and 72 hours after the intervention initiates. Method of measurement: Laboratory tests.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method