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Evaluation of Use of Plastic Bags to Prevent Neonatal Hypothermia-Part I
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
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.
Official title: Randomized Evaluation of the Use of Plastic Bags to Prevent Neonatal Hypothermia in Developing Countries-Part I
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Minute - 1 Hour
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
182
Start Date
2012-06
Completion Date
2026-08-15
Last Updated
2025-09-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Resuscitation-torso plastic bag
Infant's extremities and torso will be placed in a plastic bag during resuscitation after birth and maintained for 1 hour after birth.
Resuscitation-partial-head plastic bag
Infant's torso, extremities, and portion of the head (face will be exposed) will be placed in a plastic bag during resuscitation after birth and maintained for 1 hour after birth.
Locations (1)
University Teaching Hospital
Lusaka, Zambia