Simple training could help babies breathe at birth
NCT ID NCT06213207
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study in Nepal tested whether a 5-day simulation training program for birth attendants could improve their skills in managing newborn asphyxia. The training used a baby mannequin called NeoNatalie to practice resuscitation. Researchers compared the skills of health workers and newborn health outcomes before and after the training in 95 birthing centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Simulation training for newborn resuscitation using a mannequin (NeoNatalie)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training approach could improve newborn survival in low-resource settings by helping birth attendants manage birth asphyxia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial in one district of Nepal, so results may not apply to other regions or larger populations. The study measures skill performance, not directly long-term survival.
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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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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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20 to 60 years
- 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 Health service providers those are directly involved in providing newborn care services Have received Community-based Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (CB-IMNCI) training Have worked in the study facilities at least one year Exclusion Criteria: Health workers, Those lack experience at least six months of working in birthing centers Those who does not qualify as skilled birth attendant (non-SBA) Those who received training already
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Development and Research Service International Nepal
Lalitpur, Nepal
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