Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Evaluation of Use of Plastic Bags to Prevent Neonatal Hypothermia-Part I

Zambia182 participantsStarted 2012-06

Plain-language summary

The overall hypothesis is that plastic bags used in combination with WHO thermoregulation care will reduce the incidence of hypothermia in preterm/low birth weight and full term infants when compared to routine WHO thermoregulation care alone. Part I is for preterm/low birth weight infant with or without plastic head cover used during resuscitation.

Who can participate

Age range1 Minute – 1 Hour

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Estimated gestational age 29-36 6/7weeks or birth weight 1,400-2500g * Delivery in the hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Infant admitted to the NICU * Birth weight less than 1,400g * Abdominal wall defect or myelomeningocele * Major congenital anomalies * Blistering skin disorder

What they're measuring

Axillary temperature < 36.5 degrees Celsius

Timeframe: 1-72 hours after birth

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01604317

SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-08-15

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