Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Diaper Dermatitis: Prevention and Treatment With Airtime

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT06958003

TriHealth Inc.320 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of 3-5 minutes air therapy for the prevention and treatment of diaper dermatitis in infants 30 weeks and older receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

320

Conditions

Diaper Dermatitis

Interventions

Air TherapyOTHER

3-5 minutes of air therapy in addition to routine diaper care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 WeeksMax age: 1 Year

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving care at Good Samaritan Hospital NICU * At least 30 weeks gestation at birth and corrected or older or corrected gestation * Birth to 1 year old * Stable vital signs (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation) Exclusion Criteria: * Parent/legal guardian unable or unavailable to consent to involvement in the study * Congenital malformation impacting diaper area or spine

Locations (1)

Good Samaritan Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Occurrence of diaper dermatitis

Whether infant is diagnosed with diaper dermatitis while in the NICU

Time frame: from admission to discharge from NICU, up to 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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