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Effect of thrice a day vs once a day coconut oil application on weight gain and hospital acquired infection in preterm very low birthweight newborns A Randomised Control Trial

Effect of thrice a day vs once a day coconut oil application on growth parameters and nosocomial infection in preterm very low birthweight newborns A Randomised Control Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081671
Enrollment
184
Registered
2025-03-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: R00-R99- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Thrice a day whole body oil massage to the neonate: 4 weeks Control Intervention1: Once a day whole body oil massage: 4 weeks

Sponsors

Shonit Kumar Patro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: G.A less than 33 weeks and/or less than 1500 grams born in IMS and SUM hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Sick baby Presence of a major congenital anomaly; Any Major surgical procedure The mother had known immunodeficiency.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
determine whether babies in the oil massage group (thrice a day) have better growth parameters than babies without oil massage (once a day) Timepoint: determine whether babies in the oil massage group (thrice a day) have better growth parameters than babies without oil massage (once a day) at 4 weeks PNA—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• To determine whether thrice daily application of coconut oil at first month of life significantly reduced incidence of nosocomial infection of preterm infantsTimepoint: 4 weeks of post natal age—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDebasish Nanda

IMS and SUM hospital

debasishnanda@soa.ac.in9861422685

Outcome results

None listed

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