# Whole-body hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (NEJM 2005)

Publication · id `maternal:pub-nichd-cooling-nejm-2005` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `fc5a600ec7387e71` (public)

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## In plain language

The main report of the NICHD whole-body cooling trial, published in October 2005.

## Technical summary

Shankaran S and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network. N Engl J Med, 13 October 2005. PMID 16221780. ClinicalTrials.gov lists it as the results reference of NCT00005772.

## Connected pages

- Published in: The New England Journal of Medicine (`core:nejm`)
- First author: Seetha Shankaran (`maternal:seetha-shankaran`)
- Collective author: NICHD Neonatal Research Network (`maternal:nichd-nrn`)
- Reports results of: NICHD whole-body cooling trial for birth asphyxia (`maternal:nichd-whole-body-cooling-trial`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-14
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