Status:

COMPLETED

Community Trial of Newborn Skin and Umbilical Cord Cleansing on Neonatal Mortality in Nepal

Lead Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Conditions:

Neonatal Mortality

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-10 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Neonatal mortality and morbidity is common in Nepal and the vast majority of women deliver babies at home without a skilled birth attendant. The purpose of this project is two-fold: 1) to evaluate wh...

Detailed Description

While significant progress has been made in reducing preschool child mortality in developing countries over the past 20 years, much less progress has been made in reducing neonatal mortality and morbi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All liveborn infants born in the study area

Exclusion

  • Newborn infants who died prior to study staff arriving to conduct the interventions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

17000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00109616

Start Date

October 1 2002

End Date

January 1 2006

Last Update

May 1 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205-2103

2

Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi

Kathmandu and Sarlahi District, Nepal