Effect of Chlorhexidine Skin Cleansing on Skin Flora

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Given the potential of skin cleansing with chlorhexidine as a safe, feasible, and cost-effective intervention for reducing neonatal death in developing country settings, this study follows a trial already underway in Nepal to test the impact of a single cleansing of the skin with baby wipes cotaining chlorahexidine.

Clinical Trial Description

This study is designed to test the impact of a single cleansing of the skin with 0.25% or 4.0% Chlorhexidine wipes on qualitative and quantitative skin flora and skin condition in newborn infants. The study takes place in the Special Care Nursery at Dhaka Shishu Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00198679
Study type	Interventional
Source	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 4
Start date	March 2004
Completion date	March 2005

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