Clinical trials: Omphalitis

Sepsis

Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial

• Completed
• Age: 15 years and older
• Phase 2/3
• Surgery or procedure
• Results posted

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