Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Chlorhexidine Cleansing on Bacteria Colonizing the Umbilical Cord of Infants in Bangladesh

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dhaka Shishu Hospital

Shimantik, Bangladesh

Conditions:

Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 7 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: In developing countries, many babies are born at home and the umbilical cord commonly becomes infected during the first week after birth, and can be deadly. Cleansing of the cord with a lo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Enrolled in parent chlorhexidine cleansing trial

Exclusion

  • Not enrolled in parent trial
  • First visited after 48 hours of life

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

1931 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00719329

Start Date

August 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2009

Last Update

April 20 2012

Active Locations (3)

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1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

2

Projahnmo

Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

3

Dhaka Shishu Hospital

Dhaka, Bangladesh