Common Salt versus Silver Nitrate for the Treatment of Umbilical Granuloma in Infants: An Open-label, Single-center, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Arka Banerjee,
Rishabh A. Jain,
Gayatri S. Munghate
et al.
Abstract:Aim:
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of topical application of common salt (CS) in comparison to silver nitrate (SN) for treating infants with umbilical granuloma (UG).
Materials and Methods:
We conducted an open-label, prospective, single-center, pilot randomized controlled trial. Thirty-seven infants with a clinical UG diagnosis were enrolled between October 2022 and July 2023, excluding those previously treated for UG. Patients wer… Show more
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