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Cardboard Cot Care for Premature Infants

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Waitlist Available
Led By Colm P Travers, MB BCh BAO
Research Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 months
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Summary

This trial is testing whether using a mylar-lined cardboard cot is better than using a standard open crib for infants who were premature and have been in an incubator.

Eligible Conditions
  • Premature Infants

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Moderate (32.0-35.9° C) or Severe (<32.0° C) Hypothermia at discharge per axillary Temperature
Secondary outcome measures
Hypothermia (< 36.0° C) throughout the duration of the intervention measured by axillary temperature
Mean Axillary Temperatures on All Infants Weaned to Cardboard Cots
Mean Axillary Temperatures on All Infants Weaned to Open Cribs
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Cardboard Cot CareActive Control1 Intervention
Stable infant will be transferred to cardboard cot, lined with reflective film for duration of hospital stay following weaning from radiant warmer. Infant's axillary temperature will be taken at 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours after being placed in the cot or crib, and then once every 24 hours until discharge.
Group II: Open CribPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Stable infant will be transferred to standard of care open crib for duration of hospital stay following weaning from radiant warmer. Infant's axillary temperature will be taken at 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours after being placed in the cot or crib, and then once every 24 hours until discharge.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Alabama at BirminghamLead Sponsor
1,619 Previous Clinical Trials
2,296,762 Total Patients Enrolled
Colm P Travers, MB BCh BAOPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
2 Previous Clinical Trials
25 Total Patients Enrolled
~0 spots leftby Sep 2025
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