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Effect of Chlorhexidine Skin Cleansing on Skin Flora

NCT00198679 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2018-04-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Given the potential of skin cleansing with chlorhexidine as a safe, feasible, and cost-effective intervention for reducing neonatal death in developing country settings, this study follows a trial already underway in Nepal to test the impact of a single cleansing of the skin with baby wipes cotaining chlorahexidine.

Conditions

  • Skin Diseases, Infectious

Interventions

DRUG

Chlorhexidine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gary Darmstadt, MD · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
48 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-03-31
Primary Completion
2005-03-31
Completion
2005-03-31

Countries

  • Bangladesh

Study Locations

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