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Effect of Chlorhexidine Cleansing on Skin Flora of Newborns in Nepal

NCT00271440 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 286

Last updated 2010-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the reductions in skin flora of newborns after a single cleansing of the body with three concentrations of chlorhexidine (0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%) and to examine the safety of skin cleansing in neonates in Nepal.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

skin cleansing with chlorhexidine (0.25%, 0.5%, 1%)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tribhuvan University, Nepal

    collaborator OTHER

  • Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi

    collaborator OTHER

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luke C Mullany, PhD · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
3 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2006-04-30
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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Diseases

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