Randomised trial of water-filtered infrared A (WIRA) warming during insertion of umbilical lines

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN60384118

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-10-09

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Conditions

Neonatal Diseases Neonatal Diseases

Interventions

Infants will be allocated to conventional warming or conventional plus WIRA during admission/stabilisation by block randomisation.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infants below 28 weeks admitted to neonatal unit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parental consent not obtained 2. Major congenital abnormality

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Axillary temperature at completion of umbilical line insertion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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