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Effect of Skin-to-skin Contact on Interaction and Parents' Sleep

NCT03004677 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2020-03-04

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Summary

This study evaluates the effect of a late intervention of continuous skin-to-skin contact (SSC) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Half of the participants will receive the intervention and the other half will receive standard care.

Conditions

  • Sleep Quality
  • Communication
  • Stress Reaction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Continuous skin-to-skin contact

Infants will rest in skin-to-skin contact on parents' chest 24 hours a day alternating between the parents. The parents will note who provides the SSC and if and for how long they are off SSC for any reason.

OTHER

Standard Care

Infants will receive regular care in the NICU. Parents may practice SSC if they like. Parents will note if, with whom, and for how long they provide SSC.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Linkoeping University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Evalotte Mörelius, PhD · Linkoeping University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-31
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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