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Role of Cloth to Cloth Care versus Conventional Care in term newborns for maintenance of body temperature

Efficacy of Cloth to Cloth Contact versus Conventional Care in thermoregulation of term newborns - A randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037512
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-10-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Cloth to Cloth Care: Healthy term newborns will be placed in KMC position wearing cloths. Temperature of newborns receiving this intervention will be compared to those newborns receivin

Sponsors

Shree Krishna Hospital Karamsad
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the stable term newborn babies weighing more than or equal to 2.5 kg will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Neonates who are clinically not stable, RR >60, respiratory distress, Spo2 2. Neonates with congenital anomalies 3. Neonates requiring NICU/ KMC ward stay 4. Outborn neonates 5. Maternal fever

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Efficacy of Cloth to cloth care versus Convention care in thermoregulation of term newbornsTimepoint: after CTRI approval, total 8 months including 6 months of data collection, 1 month of statistical analysis and 1 month of manuscript writing—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of hypothermic episodesTimepoint: after CTRI approval, total 8 months including 6 months of data collection, 1 month of statistical analysis and 1 month of manuscript writing—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dipen Patel

Pramukhswami Medical College

dr.dipenvpatel@gmail.com9825331453

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026