Skin Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Pre-term infants, skin infections, infant skin, Aquaphor, sunflower seed oil, nutrition, skin care
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how to best take care of the skin of preterm infants in order to prevent infections through the skin.
Detailed description
The skin of babies who are born too early is not mature, which means they are at risk for infections of the skin or in the body. Their skin also become very dry, leading to cracking and breakdown, and this may feel painful or uncomfortable for the infant.
Interventions
DRUGAquaphor
Sponsors
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Months to 8 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Preterm infants
Exclusion criteria
* Full-term infant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Three weeks after application of the intervention, blood will be drawn from those enrolled in the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Atleast four additional times over the first four weeks of the child's life, the skin will be studied by lightly rubbing the skin with a cotton swab to detect germs on the skin and observing and recording the condition of the baby's skin. | — |
Countries
Bangladesh
Outcome results
None listed