Chlorhexidine Cordcare for Reduction in Neonatal Mortality and Omphalitis

Summary

In a community-based controlled trial among children to evaluate if use of 4% Chlorhexidine cleansing solution on umbilical cord of infants in first 10 days of life results in * Reduction in neonatal mortality (deaths in first 28 days of life) * Reduction in umbilical cord infections (defined by moderate or severe redness of the cord) during first 28 days of life * Reduction in umbilical cord infections (defined by pus formation with any degree of redness) during first 28 days of life. The double blind part of study uses a control preparation without chlorhexidine (CHX) as control group while in the sub-study dry cord care group is also evaluated as second control. Hypothesis is that CHX group will have lower mortality and umbilical cord infections while control group and dry cord group will be similar as shown in a previous study in Nepal.

Timeline

Start

2011-05-19

Primary completion

2014-09-29

Completion

2014-09-29

Publications

• Results Sazawal S, Dhingra U, Ali SM, Dutta A, Deb S, Ame SM, Mkasha MH, Yadav A, Black RE. Efficacy of chlorhexidine application to umbilical cord on neonatal mortality in Pemba, Tanzania: a community-based randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Nov;4(11):e837-e844. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30223-6. Epub 2016 Sep 29.
• Nangia S, Dhingra U, Dhingra P, Dutta A, Menon VP, Black RE, Sazawal S. Effect of 4 % chlorhexidine on cord colonization among hospital and community births in India: a randomized controlled study. BMC Pediatr. 2016 Aug 2;16:121. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0625-7.
• Dhingra U, Sazawal S, Dhingra P, Dutta A, Ali SM, Ame SM, Deb S, Suleiman AM, Black RE. Trial of improved practices approach to explore the acceptability and feasibility of different modes of chlorhexidine application for neonatal cord care in Pemba, Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Dec 28;15:354. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0760-4.
• Dhingra U, Gittelsohn J, Suleiman AM, Suleiman SM, Dutta A, Ali SM, Gupta S, Black RE, Sazawal S. Delivery, immediate newborn and cord care practices in Pemba Tanzania: a qualitative study of community, hospital staff and community level care providers for knowledge, attitudes, belief systems and practices. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014 May 22;14:173. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-173.

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