Developing a safe and effective way of determining how often babies receiving neonatal care should be bathed. Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Babies recruited to the study will be randomised to either being bathed every 4 days (arm 1) or every 7 days (arm 2), for 4 weeks or until discharge from the neonatal unit if this is before the end of
Sponsors
University College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Days to 28 Days
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Babies 1. Born at 30 weeks of gestation or above 2. Birthweight above 1kg 3. Clinically stable (not receiving ventilatory support or inotropes) 4. Maintaining temperature 5. Intact skin and no known skin disorders (no vascular access) 6. Born at UCLH and have only received care at this Trust Parents 1. Over the age of 18 2. Able to provide consent Embedded qualitative study: Parents 1. Over the age of 18 2. Able to be interviewed in English 3. Baby has participated in the study Healthcare professionals 1. Must have experienced caring for babies who have been involved in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Babies 1. Born below 30 weeks of gestation 2. Birthweight below 1kg 3. Over 9 days of life at consent 4. Clinically unstable (ventilated, including continuous positive airway pressure ventilation, or CPAP, or requiring inotropes) 5. Intravenous access for nutritional support or antibiotics 6. Unable to maintain temperature 7. Born outside UCLH 8. Taking part in any other interventional trials 9. Born with an advanced care plan in place for palliative and/or end-of-life care Parents 1. Below the age of 18 2. Unable to provide consent Embedded qualitative study Parents 1. Below the age of 18 2. Unable to be interviewed in English 3. Baby has not participated in the study Healthcare professionals 1. Those who have not experienced caring for infants who have been involved in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility, assessed by evaluating recruitment and retention rates, measured using data from study records at the end of the study;Acceptability for infants, parents and healthcare professionals measured using data collected during online interviews conducted with parents and with healthcare professionals at before their baby was discharged home for parents, and near the end of the study for healthcare professionals | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKatie;Kathy Gallagher;Chant
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Outcome results
None listed