Abraham 2019.

Study characteristics
Methods	Study Design: randomised controlled trial Study conducted: not reported Treatment arms: 3 Follow‐up: 24 hours
Participants	Randomised: N = 102 (chlorhexidine n = 34, saline n = 34, standard n = 34) Inclusion criteria:  Admitted to the paediatric ward at a tertiary care hospital, Vellore Informed consent from parents Exclusion criteria: not reported
Interventions	Intervention: participants were bathed according to treatment group in either chlorhexidine or saline; concentrations were not reported Comparator: standard bath of soap and water
Outcomes	Primary outcome: skin health status of all participants before and 2 hours and 24 hours after the intervention by an individual who is blinded to the intervention using neonatal skin assessment score Adverse events: not reported
Identification	Country: India Setting: tertiary care hospital, Vellore Sponsorship Source: Institutional Review Board, Christian Medical College, Vellore
Declarations of interest	Nil
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