Clinical trials: Omphalitis
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Omphalitis
Omphalitis Community Based Algorithm Validation Study
The objective of this study is to develop and test a simple community-based diagnostic algorithm for omphalitis in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- OCAVS (NCT01687621)
- Testing
- Diagnostic Algorithm for Community Based Worker for Omphalitis
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,009 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Neonatal Mortality
Community Trial of Newborn Skin and Umbilical Cord Cleansing on Neonatal Mortality in Nepal
Neonatal mortality and morbidity is common in Nepal and the vast majority of women deliver babies at home without a skilled birth attendant.
- Trial name
- NCT00109616
- Testing
- Newborn skin cleansing with 0.25% chlorhexidine solution, Cleansing of umbilical cord with soap and water solution, Cleansing of umbilical cord with 4% chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Preterm Delivery, Hypothermia
Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Network Targeting in Honduras
Social network targeting strategies can be used to improve the delivery and uptake of health interventions. We will enroll approximately 30,000 individuals into a randomized controlled trial of different targeting algorithms in…
- Conditions
- Preterm Delivery, Hypothermia, Diarrhea, Upper Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02694679
- Testing
- CBNH
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Honduras
- Volunteers
- 31,195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Sepsis, Pneumonia
Improved Accessibility of EmONC Services for Maternal and Newborn Health: a Community Based Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an integrated EmONC package (community mobilization, training of community-based health care providers and a maternal and neonatal health pack) reduce perinatal and neonatal…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Pneumonia, Omphalitis, Birth Asphyxia
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01751945)
- Testing
- EmONC package
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Omphalitis
Chlorhexidine Cord Care for Newborn Infants in Kenya
Studies in several countries with a high rate of death of infants during the first week of life have found a reduction in infection and mortality when chlorhexidine is applied to the umbilical cord stump by a health worker within…
- Trial name
- NCT02624622
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine application to cord by mother, Chlorhexidine application by CHW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Umbilical Cord Infection, Umbilical Sepsis
Umbilical Cord Care in Term Neonates: The Role of Wondaleaf Adhesive Pouch (WLAP)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Wondaleaf Adhesive Pouch (WLAP) in the prevention of umbilical cord infection among full-term neonates.
- Conditions
- Umbilical Cord Infection, Umbilical Sepsis, Neonatal Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT05569551
- Testing
- Adhesive pouch
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AIMST University Malaysia
Omphalitis, Septicaemia
Efficacy of Umbilical Cord Cleansing With a Single Application of 4% Chlorhexidine for the Prevention of Newborn Infections in Uganda: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Nearly all the yearly 3.3 million neonatal deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Infections, including those affecting the umbilical cord (omphalitis) are a significant factor in approximately a third of…
- Trial name
- NCT02606565
- Testing
- Intervention arm: 4% chlorhexidine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Neonatal Sepsis, Omphalitis
A Comparative Analysis of 4% Chlorhexidine Versus Methylated Spirit as Prophylaxis of Omphalitis and Sepsis in Newborns
Introduction: Neonatal sepsis in one of the leading cause of death in developing countries. Umbilical cord care is important as it may lead to infection.
- Trial name
- NCT06002295
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Topical Cream, Methylated Spirit
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute