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Comparison of the use of plastic caps with cotton caps in the delivery room to prevent hypothermia in extremely & very premature infants

Comparison of the use of plastic caps with cotton caps in the delivery room to prevent hypothermia in extremely & very premature infants

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20091201002801N5
Enrollment
68
Registered
2023-02-09
Start date
2023-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-13

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

Conditions

Hypothermia of newborn. Hypothermia of newborn

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: infants who receive plastic caps. Intervention 2: Control group: infants who receive cotton caps.

Sponsors

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Days to 1 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All infants less than 32 weeks who are born in the maternity hospital or operating room of Imam Khomeini Teaching Hospital in Sari

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Congenital anomalies in infants Congenital problems characterized by defects in the newborn's skin, such as gastroschisis, epidermolysis bullosa, emphalocele, and myelomeningocele infants who do not need to start resuscitation according to the newborn resuscitation guidelines include infants under 22 weeks, weighing less than 400 grams, anencephalic infants, infants with anomalies contrary to life as diagnosed by a doctor. infants 24 weeks and less infants LGA, IUGR, SGA according to pregnancy ultrasound report or based on the weight-for-gestational-age curve of premature infants infants who need phototherapy at the beginning of hospitalization infants born to mothers with covid-19

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hypothermia at the time of hospitalization and post stabilization. Timepoint: Measurement of axillary temperature of newborns at birth and one hour after hospitalization and stabilization. Method of measurement: mercury thermometer.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hospitalization days, presence or absence of death, patent ductus arteriosus, retinopathy of prematurity, intraventricular hemorrhage, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, need for surfactant and duration of respiratory support. Timepoint: During hospitalization. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoya Farhadi

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

rfarhadi@mazums.ac.ir+98 11 3334 3018

Outcome results

None listed

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