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Simple Hygiene Versus Alcohol Based Usual Care for Umbilical Cord

Simple Hygiene Versus Alcohol Based Usual Care for Umbilical Cord: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01369251
Enrollment
400
Registered
2011-06-08
Start date
2011-05-31
Completion date
2012-12-31
Last updated
2011-06-08

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

Conditions

Granuloma, Infection, Skin Diseases, Bacterial

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determinate whether in newborns just cleaning the umbilical stump when changing diapers (with water and soap if necessary)is effective in preventing local cord infections and not delaying cord separation as just as cord care alcohol, usually applied in our hospital and suggested to parents at dismission.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHygiene
PROCEDUREUsual alcohol care

Sponsors

ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 1 Days
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Appropriate for gestational age newborn

Exclusion criteria

* Not appropriate for gestational age newborn

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
omphalitis incidence—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
umbilical granuloma incidence—
time to cord separation—

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Primary ContactCristina Meroni
meroni.cristina@hsacco.it

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026