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Efficacy of Continuous Skin to Skin Care (Technique Kangaroo: TK) After Birth for Low Birth Weight (LBW) Infants and Their Mothers in Developing Countries

NCT00531492 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2011-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of Technique Kangourou (TK) between low birth weight (LBW) infants and their mothers started as soon as possible within 24 hours after birth in developing country.

For the purpose of this study, TK is defined as skin-to-skin direct and continuous (24 hours) contact between LBW infants and their mothers or any other people who substitute mothers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TK as soon as possible within 24 hours after birth

Start TK as soon as possible within 24 hours after birth

OTHER

Conventional care

Start conventional care (At first use incubator, and start TK when the infants and mother are completely settled and ready)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St.Luke's Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shuko Nagai, MD · Groupe d'Etude de la Technique Kangourouà Mahajanga, Madagascar

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
24 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2009-03-31

Countries

  • Madagascar

Study Locations

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