Health Condition 1: L988- Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Octenidine wipe: Routine sponging of babies with octenidine as per randomisation protocol for routine sponging after 72 hours of life and then even every 48 hours
Control Intervention1:
Sponsors
Bharati Hospital and research centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Neonates admitted in level 3 NICU, Bharati hospital and research centre (inborn as well as outborn), a) Babies born at more than 28 weeksââ?¬• gestation and postnatal age of at least 24 hours OR b) Babies admitted to NICU who are more than 4 weeks old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neonates with a) congenital skin anomalies b) extremely sick newborns, not allowing routine bathing care. Extremely sick being defined as those newborns not mandating any kind of external movement for eg. those on high frequency oscillatory ventilation or those with pulmonary hypertension and requiring multiple inotropes c) born less than 28 weeksââ?¬• gestation and less than 4 weeks of chronological age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility and acceptability of Octenidine wipes as a routine cleansing measure for babies admitted to NICU Arm and groin Gram Negative colonization, measured in log CFU/ml, at baseline and 48 hours after the first octenidine wipe use.Timepoint: At baseline meaning at 72 hours of life and again after 48 hours after usage of first wipe | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm and groin Gram Positive bacterial colonization, measured in log CFU/ml, at baseline and 48 hours after the first octenidine wipe use. Timepoint: 0 and 48 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactReema Garegrat
Department of Neonatology ,bharati Hospital
Outcome results
None listed