Topical Therapy for Prevention of Infections in Preterm Infants
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Skin Diseases
- Registration Number
- NCT00162747
- Lead Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how to best take care of the skin of preterm infants in order to prevent infections through the skin.
- Detailed Description
The skin of babies who are born too early is not mature, which means they are at risk for infections of the skin or in the body. Their skin also become very dry, leading to cracking and breakdown, and this may feel painful or uncomfortable for the infant.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Inclusion Criteria
- Preterm infants
Exclusion Criteria
- Full-term infant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Three weeks after application of the intervention, blood will be drawn from those enrolled in the control group.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Atleast four additional times over the first four weeks of the child's life, the skin will be studied by lightly rubbing the skin with a cotton swab to detect germs on the skin and observing and recording the condition of the baby's skin.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Dhaka Shishu Hospital
🇧🇩Dhaka, Bangladesh