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Predictors and Outcomes of Kangaroo Mother Care: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Pakistan

NCT06559020 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2024-08-19

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Summary

This quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) versus Conventional Care (CC) on the growth, developmental milestones, breastfeeding, vaccination, and mortality of low birth weight infants in Services Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 400 infants were enrolled and followed for one year.

Conditions

  • Low Birth Weight Infants
  • Preterm Infants

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Kangroo mother care

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) involves continuous skin-to-skin contact between the mother (or another family member) and the infant, aimed at promoting thermal regulation, breastfeeding, and bonding. In this study, KMC was initiated in the hospital and continued at home for a minimum of 8 hours daily.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan

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Principal Investigators

  • Tayyiba Wasim, FCPS · Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-10
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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