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Treatment of Granuloma Umbilical in Newborn Babies

NCT01567215 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2014-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators want to show that steroid creme and even better alcohol swaps are just as effective or equal to the current treatment with silver nitrate of granuloma umbilical in newborns.

Conditions

  • Fetus or Newborn Affected by Condition of Umbilical Cord

Interventions

PROCEDURE

silver nitrate

Application 1 - 2 times a week for 3 - 4 weeks

DRUG

Steroids

Dermovate creme group IV steroid. Application 2 times a day for 3 weeks or less if the granuloma disappears.

PROCEDURE

alcohol

Alcohol swabs 82% ethanol. Application 6 - 8 times a day, each time the parents change the diaper. Treatment for 3 weeks or less if the granuloma disappears.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Pernille Pedersen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pernille Pedersen, Doctor · Hvidovre University Hospital, Childrens apartement

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Weeks
Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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