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Simple Hygiene Versus Alcohol Based Usual Care for Umbilical Cord

NCT01369251 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2011-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determinate whether in newborns just cleaning the umbilical stump when changing diapers (with water and soap if necessary)is effective in preventing local cord infections and not delaying cord separation as just as cord care alcohol, usually applied in our hospital and suggested to parents at dismission.

Conditions

  • Infection
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial
  • Granuloma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hygiene

PROCEDURE

Usual alcohol care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cristina Meroni · ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco

  • Maria Teresa Garavaglia · ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco

  • Ludovica Tagliabue, MD · Università di Milano

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
1 Day
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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