Effect of Using Oxygen on the Diaper Dermatitis in Infants

Background: Airing the diaper area has a positive effect on dermatitis. In addition, it is reported in the literature that oxygen is effective in wound care. The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of oxygen on infant diaper dermatitis.

Method: The study population consisted of infants will admit to the neonatal intensive care unit of a public hospital in Istanbul between October 2022 and April 2023. Sixty newborns who met the study criteria will randomly divide into two as the experimental (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. Personal data form and diaper dermatitis observation form will be used to obtain the data. All babies' diapers will be changed 8 times a day. Oxygen flow will be applied to the experimental group for one hour after each diaper change. The degree of diaper dermatitis will be evaluated every 24 hours.

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Key information

Conditions

Diaper Rash Dermatitis Dermatitis, Contact Dermatitis, Irritant Diaper Dermatitis Skin Diseases Skin Diseases, Eczematous Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

1 day–28 day

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Approved by the family for the study
Born between 34-42. gestational weeks
No skin disease other than diaper dermatitis
No skin lesions of another disease other than dermatitis-related lesions in the gland area
Newborns who has stable vital signs

Exclusion criteria

Having a skin disease other than diaper dermatitis
Having a lesion on the skin due to another disease
Having a known skin allergy
Born before 34. gestational weeks
Having a gastrointestinal disease

Treatment and study plan

Oxygen

Drug

After changing the diaper, free flow oxygen will be provided to the diaper area for 1 hour with an oxygen cannula placed inside the diaper (oxygen flow is %21 Fio2, 5 L/min)

Primary outcomes

Diaper dermatitis healing scale result

Time frame: 72 hours

Expecting to healing diaper dermatitis symptoms at the time of intervention. The scale maximum value: 6 and minimum value: 0. As the scale score increases, the severity of dermatitis increases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Jun 22, 2022
Registry last updated: Oct 18, 2024

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