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

Seham El-Sayed Saleh Hassan

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Preterm Neonates; Diaper Rash

Treatments: Biological: Colloidal oatmeal; Biological: Cold cream

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05892081

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Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

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)

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 34 to 37 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group received the usual care of the unit.

Colloid group

Experimental group

Description:

Received cold cream three times a day on the rash area while diaper changing by the researcher plus the usual care

Treatment:

Biological: Cold cream

Colloid oatmeal group

Experimental group

Description:

Received colloid oatmeal cream three times a day on the rash area while diaper changing by the researcher plus the usual care

Treatment:

Biological: Colloidal oatmeal