N/A
Completed N=39
Warming Mattress Versus Polyethylene Wrapping to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Newborns.
Hypothermia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00603837 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
39
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Sep 2009
Primary outcomePrimary: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Admission Temperature — 36.5; 36.1 Celsius degrees — p=0.445
Summary
Mean axillary temperatures, taken during NICU resuscitation upon admission to the NICU, will not differ between VLBW babies who are occlusively wrapped and very low birth weight (VLBW) babies who are placed on thermal warming blankets.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Admission Temperature |
36.5; 36.1 | 0.445 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Participants in this study will be selected from the inborn population at University Hospital. Eligible patients will be selected from the group of babies with estimated gestational ages of 24-28 weeks and 28 weeks or >1250 grams
- Maternal temp >38 degrees C around the time of delivery.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00603837). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.