Dry cord care

BEHAVIORAL4 trials

Sponsors

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Boston University, Addis Ababa University

Conditions

InfectionOmphalitisPaediatricsSepsis

Phase 2

Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial

CompletedNCT01241318

Boston UniversitySepsis

Start: 2011-02-28End: 2013-09-30Updated: 2020-08-31

Phase 3

Impact of Umbilical Cord Cleansing With 4.0% Chlorhexidine on Neonatal Mortality

CompletedNCT00434408

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthInfection, Omphalitis

Start: 2007-05-31End: 2010-11-30Target: 28797Updated: 2022-10-05

Unknown Phase

Impact of Chlorhexidine Cleansing on Bacteria Colonizing the Umbilical Cord of Infants in Bangladesh

CompletedNCT00719329

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthInfection

Start: 2008-08-31End: 2009-09-30Updated: 2012-04-20

Effect of Topical Application of Human Breast Milk, Chlorhexidine and Dry Cord Care on Neonatal Umbilical Cord Separation Time and Rate of Cord Infection in Butajira, Ethiopia 2017/2018.

Active, not recruitingPACTR202008804462886

Addis Ababa UniversityPaediatrics

Start: 2017-11-01Target: 337Updated: 2026-09-14

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