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Effect of Maternal Odor and Kangaroo Care on Serum Cortisol and Comfort Levels in Preterm Infants: a Randomised Trial

NCT05607706 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2022-11-07

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Summary

Aims and objectives: Studies on stress are generally aimed at young children and infants. However, in the neonatal period, "especially in preterm babies", this issue was not given enough attention and was almost completely ignored.

Background: They are exposed to different stressors. Too much stress will increase their problems in their future lives.

Design: This study was planned as a randomized study to determine the effects of Kangaroo Care and mother scent application on toxic stress in preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit environment and to create evidence-based recommendations regarding these applications.

Methods: Research data were collected from a total of 92 preterm babies born. Babies were divided into 3 groups, those who never met their mothers, only mother scent group and KC group. The mother's undershirt was used as the maternal odor. Vital signs, blood cortisol levels and Preterm Infant Comfort Scale scores were determined and recorded each group.The data were evaluated by statistical analysis. The CONSORT checklist for reporting qualitative research was used.

Results: In the group that never encountered mother and mother odor, Preterm Infant Comfort Scale, blood cortisol level and vital signs showed severe stress. It was found that maternal odor is effective in reducing this stress, but kangaroo care is much more effective in preventing stress.

Conclusion: if premature babies are deprived of their mother, the stress may be exposed to reaches toxic levels. It was determined that kangaroo care application during the treatment of these babies is a more effective method in reducing stress than the maternal odor application method.

Relevance to clinical practice: The results of this study will contribute to nurses' use of kangaroo care and maternal odor in the care of preterm babies to prevent stress and related complications.Therefore, it will improve the quality of care of preterm babies in the NICU.

Conditions

  • Preterm Birth Complication
  • Stress Related Disorder
  • Cortisol Overproduction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to maternal odor

Exposure to maternal odor; the shirt worn by the mother is put in the baby's incubator, kangaroo care; mother lays her baby naked between her breasts

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Nisantasi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alev Sivasli · Nisantasi University, İstanbul, Turkey

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Minute
Max Age
1 Month
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-09-30
Completion
2021-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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