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Thermoregulation in the Preterm Infant

NCT01236599 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2010-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the response of temperature adaptation in preterm infant using the polyethylene wrap with and without previous drying.

Conditions

  • Nursing Care

Interventions

OTHER

Polyethylene for thermoregulation in the preterm infant

3 groups with 30 preterm infants (PI) each one: 1) PI under radiant warmer, drying, wrapped in sterile field preheated (traditional care), 2) PI under radiant warmer, wrapped in polyethylene bag after drying, with their naked face and access to umbilical catheters or venous access, and 3) PI under radiant warmer, without drying, wrapped in polyethylene bag, with their naked face and access to umbilical catheters or venous access. Body temperature (BT) and incubator temperature (IT) were measured every 15 minutes from birth until 120 minutes of extra uterine life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Norma Amador, PhD · Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Weeks
Max Age
37 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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