# Impact of Umbilical Cord Cleansing With 4.0% Chlorhexidine on Neonatal Mortality

> **NCT00434408** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health** · enrollment: 28797 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Omphalitis
- Infection

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** chx once
- **BEHAVIORAL:** CHX x 7 days
- **BEHAVIORAL:** dry cord care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00434408
- **Lead sponsor:** Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-05
- **Primary completion:** 2009-11
- **Final completion:** 2010-11
- **Target enrollment:** 28797 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-05

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00434408

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00434408, "Impact of Umbilical Cord Cleansing With 4.0% Chlorhexidine on Neonatal Mortality". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00434408. Licensed CC0.

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