# Topical Coconut Oil Application and Incidence of Sepsis in Neonates

> **NCT04842786** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati** · enrollment: 420 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Coconut oil

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04842786
- **Lead sponsor:** Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2021-05-15
- **Primary completion:** 2025-11-15
- **Final completion:** 2026-02-15
- **Target enrollment:** 420 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-01

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04842786

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04842786, "Topical Coconut Oil Application and Incidence of Sepsis in Neonates". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04842786. Licensed CC0.

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