Topical application of coconut oil to improve skin condition in very preterm infants- a pilot randomised controlled trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: skin integrity; Late onset sepsis; preterm birth; Skin - Dermatological conditions; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000042448
• Lead Sponsor: King Edward Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Gestation <30 weeks, (2) Postnatal age <24 hours, (3) Informed parental consent

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Presence of major congenital malformation/s requiring surgery, (2) Congenital skin abnormality or signs of skin infection, (3) life-threatening illness during the first 24h of life (as certified by the consulting physician)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of children with improvement in skin integrity<br> as assessed by the Neonatal skin condition scale (NSCS)<br>[ 3 weeks of life];Incidence of local skin irritation and infection as a composite out come and will be assessed as per guidelines given in Neonatal Skin condition scoring(NSCS) as adopted by<br>Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).<br>REFERENCE<br>AWHONN. Neonatal Skin Care: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline 3rd ed. Washington USA: Johnson & Johnson; 2007.[Till end of the three week intervention period];Feasibility of the coconut oil application to the enrolled infants as per study protocol<br>.Measured as the proportion of preterm infants in which topical coconut oil could be applied successfully for three weeks.[End of three weeks of intervention]