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Effect of Twice Daily Application of Coconut Oil in Reducing Water Loss From Skin of Premature Babies in First Week of Life

NCT01758068 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2012-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The skin of newborn infants is immature and ineffective as a barrier. Preterm skin exhibits even more vulnerability to the environment due to poor self regulatory heat mechanisms, paucity of fatty tissue and its thinness. Most preterm babies lose up to 13% of their weight as water loss from their skin during the first week of life. Many strategies have been utilized by neonatologists to decrease this water loss. Edible coconut oil application on the skin acts as a non permeable barrier and can help in achieving this. Hence the investigators decided to undertake this study to objectively assess the reduction in water loss from skin after oil application.

Conditions

  • Trans Epidermal Water Loss

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Coconut Oil Application

Coconut oil - 4 ml

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Lady Hardinge Medical College

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Sushma Nangia, MD, DM · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Hours
Max Age
7 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-11-30
Primary Completion
2006-09-30
Completion
2006-12-31

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