Plastic bag trick may protect tiny babies from dangerous chills
NCT ID NCT02798926
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether wrapping premature babies in a polyethylene bag during central line placement helps prevent dangerous drops in body temperature. The procedure can take 30 minutes to 2 hours, and opening the incubator causes heat loss. 63 premature infants (32 weeks or less) were enrolled to see if the bag keeps them warmer.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2014
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who is studied
preterm neonates less than 32 weeks of gestational age (WGA)
- Ages
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0 to 7 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * premature Newborn child = 32 weeks of gestational age * 7 days of life * Normothermic (core temperature between 36.5 and 37.5 ° C) * Stable on a hemodynamically manner * Need the installation of a central catheter KTEC Exclusion Criteria: * Parental Refusal * hypothermia (temperature \< 36.5 ° C) * Hyperthermia (temperature \> 37.5 ° C) * heart disease and malformation syndromes life-threatening * Hemodynamic instability ( catecholamine vasoconstrictor and vasodilator ) * Breakdown by oscillation
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Conditions
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Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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