Diaper Rash, Preterm Neonates
Conditions
Keywords
Colloidal oatmeal, Diaper rash, Preterm neonates
Brief summary
-This study aimed to investigate the effect of colloid oatmeal compared to colloid cream on diaper rash among preterm neonates in the NICU.
Detailed description
A quasi-experimental study was carried out in the NICU of El-Raml Children's Hospital at Wengat in Alexandria. Ninety preterm neonates were randomly assigned to three equal groups. The control group received the usual care of NICU for diaper rash, colloidal oatmeal group received colloidal oatmeal cream and colloid group received colloid cream (cold which is the base for colloid oatmeal)
Interventions
BIOLOGICALColloidal oatmeal
The colloid oatmeal had the following component: Colloidal Oat (5gm), stearic acid 5, cretoctryl alcohol 2.5, cetyl alcohol 2.5, koh 02, potassium sorbate 1gm, paraffin oil 5ml, and soft paraffin 10gm
BIOLOGICALCold cream
It is composed of stearic acid 5, cretoctryl alcohol 2.5, cetyl alcohol 2.5, koh 02, potassium sorbate 1gm, paraffin oil 5ml, and soft paraffin 10gm
Sponsors
Seham El-Sayed Saleh Hassan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
34 Weeks to 37 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Preterm neonates * Have diaper rash, * Hemodynamically stable * Receive enteral feeding (breast, bottle, gavage, or mixed feeding) * Newly admitted to the previously mentioned setting * On the first day of exposure to diaper rash
Exclusion criteria
* Preterm who have candida infection in groin * Use other drugs for diaper rash
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preterm neonates who receive colloid assessed by rash scale score. | four days | Mild degree of diaper rash score will mean improvement in diaper rash |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed