Simple air therapy may protect NICU newborns from painful diaper rash
NCT ID NCT06958003
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving NICU babies 3-5 minutes of air time during diaper changes can prevent and treat diaper dermatitis (rash). Researchers will enroll 320 infants born at 30 weeks or older. The goal is to see if this simple, no-cost intervention reduces the occurrence of diaper rash in the NICU.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- air therapy (exposure to air)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this simple, drug-free method could reduce painful diaper rash in fragile NICU babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study without a control group, so results may not be conclusive. The benefit of air exposure may be minimal compared to standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 weeks to 1 year
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving care at Good Samaritan Hospital NICU * At least 30 weeks gestation at birth and corrected or older or corrected gestation * Birth to 1 year old * Stable vital signs (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation) Exclusion Criteria: * Parent/legal guardian unable or unavailable to consent to involvement in the study * Congenital malformation impacting diaper area or spine
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220, United States
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