Dry Cord Care Versus Alcohol Cord Care in Healthy Newborns
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Umbilical Cord Infection
Newborn
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 0 Days – 28 Days
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 210 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
Umbilical cord care is an essential component of newborn care, but the optimal method remains controversial. This randomized controlled trial aims to compare routine alcohol cord care with natural dry cord care in healthy newborns. A total of 210 mother-infant dyads will be randomly assigned to either routine alcohol cord care or natural dry cord care. The primary outcome is the incidence of umbil…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy neonates with a gestational age of 35 weeks or greater.
* Birth weight of 2,300 g or greater.
* Normal umbilical cord appearance at birth, with no evidence of trauma, infection, or congenital abnormalities of the umbilical cord.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Neonates born to…
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