Placing Preterm Infants in Polyethylene Bags Immediately After Birth

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Primary objective: To determine if placing preterm infants in a polyethylene bag (PB) immediately after birth, before the umbilical cord is clamped, will increase the number of preterm infants with a normal temperature on admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Clinical Trial Description

Newly born preterm infants that develop abnormal temperature after birth have higher morbidity and mortality. Placing infants < 32 weeks' gestation in a polyethylene bag (PB) in the delivery room (DR) reduces the rate of hypothermia on admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Since 2012, the rate of admission hypothermia in preterm infants, placed in a PB in the DR at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH), has increased significantly. This may be as a result of heat loss while the infant remains attached to the cord. Our primary objective is to determine if placing preterm infants in a PB immediately after birth, before the umbilical cord is clamped will increase the number of preterm infants with a normal temperature on admission to the NICU. ;

Study Design

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04463511
Study type	Interventional
Source	University College Dublin
Contact	Lisa K McCarthy, MB BCh BAO
Phone	+3531637310
Email	lmccarthy@nmh.ie
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	July 13, 2020
Completion date	January 1, 2023

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