Colloidal Oatmeal, Colloid Cream, Diaper Rash, Preterm Neonates and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Phase 4CompletedNCT05892081

Seham El-Sayed Saleh Hassan90 enrolled

Overview

-This study aimed to investigate the effect of colloid oatmeal compared to colloid cream on diaper rash among preterm neonates in the NICU.

A quasi-experimental study was carried out in the NICU of El-Raml Children's Hospital at Wengat in Alexandria. Ninety preterm neonates were randomly assigned to three equal groups. The control group received the usual care of NICU for diaper rash, colloidal oatmeal group received colloidal oatmeal cream and colloid group received colloid cream (cold which is the base for colloid oatmeal)

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diaper Rash Preterm Neonates

Interventions

Colloidal oatmealBIOLOGICAL

The colloid oatmeal had the following component: Colloidal Oat (5gm), stearic acid 5, cretoctryl alcohol 2.5, cetyl alcohol 2.5, koh 02, potassium sorbate 1gm, paraffin oil 5ml, and soft paraffin 10gm

Cold creamBIOLOGICAL

It is composed of stearic acid 5, cretoctryl alcohol 2.5, cetyl alcohol 2.5, koh 02, potassium sorbate 1gm, paraffin oil 5ml, and soft paraffin 10gm

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 34 WeeksMax age: 37 Weeks

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Preterm neonates * Have diaper rash, * Hemodynamically stable * Receive enteral feeding (breast, bottle, gavage, or mixed feeding) * Newly admitted to the previously mentioned setting * On the first day of exposure to diaper rash Exclusion Criteria: * Preterm who have candida infection in groin * Use other drugs for diaper rash

Locations (1)

Matrouh university

Marsá Maţrūḩ, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Preterm neonates who receive colloid assessed by rash scale score.

Mild degree of diaper rash score will mean improvement in diaper rash

Time frame: four days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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