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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1
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205-2103
2
Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi
Kathmandu and Sarlahi District, Nepal