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Polyethylene Bag vs Prewarmed Blanket for Preventing Neonatal Hypothermia During Transfer
Sponsor: Mario Adrián Tienda Vázquez
Summary
Premature babies can lose body heat quickly after birth, which can lead to serious health problems. This study compared two methods to keep premature babies warm while they were being moved from the delivery room to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): wrapping the baby in a plastic bag (polyethylene bag) versus wrapping the baby in a prewarmed blanket, which is the usual method used in many hospitals. Sixty-seven premature babies weighing 2000 grams or less were randomly assigned to receive one of these two methods. The researchers measured the babies' body temperature, heart rate, oxygen levels, and blood sugar at three points: right after birth, during the transfer, and after arriving at the NICU. The goal was to find out whether the plastic bag method was more effective than the blanket method at preventing low body temperature (hypothermia) in these vulnerable babies.
Official title: Effectiveness of the Polyethylene Bag Compared With a Prewarmed Blanket for Preventing Hypothermia During Intrahospital Transfer in Premature Neonates: A Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Days - 1 Day
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
67
Start Date
2025-11-25
Completion Date
2026-02-17
Last Updated
2026-06-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Neonatal Polyethylene Bag
A neonatal polyethylene bag (Neohelp®, Vygon, France) placed around the infant's body immediately after birth, without prior drying, to reduce evaporative and convective heat loss during intrahospital transfer to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Prewarmed Blanket
Standard thermal management consisting of drying the neonate immediately after birth and wrapping in a blanket prewarmed to 37°C, used as the unit's conventional approach during intrahospital transfer to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Locations (1)
Hospital de Especialidades del Niño y la Mujer
Querétaro, Mexico