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The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Father-Baby Attachment

NCT06266884 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-02-20

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Summary

The aim of the research is to evaluate the attachment level of fathers who received kangaroo care training in the antenatal period and applied kangaroo care in the postpartum period to their babies in the first and fourth months.The research will be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental type with educational intervention. The research will be conducted at Islahiye State Hospital with 25 experimental and 25 control group fathers who meet the inclusion criteria. Fathers in the experimental group will be given kangaroo care training during the antenatal period and postpartum kangaroo care will be applied. No intervention will be made to the control group fathers. The Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) will be applied to fathers in both groups in the first and fourth months and the results will be compared.

Conditions

  • Kangaroo Care
  • Attachment

Interventions

OTHER

Kangaroo care

Kangaroo care is a safe and effective method in which the baby is placed in an upright position on the parent's bare chest, wearing only a diaper and a hat, and the baby's needs for nutrition, warmth, love and trust are met and provides positive interaction between the parent and the baby.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-15
Primary Completion
2023-06-15
Completion
2023-11-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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