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Effects of Kangaroo Care on Circadian Rhythm, Growth and Physiological Effects

NCT06589349 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2024-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study was planned to investigate the effect of premature babies receiving regular kangaroo care in the NICU on circadian rhythm, growth and physiological parameters, and breast milk cortisol levels

Conditions

  • Newborn; Vitality
  • Sleep
  • Preterm Labor
  • Care Pattern, Maternal

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Kangaroo Care

Physiological parameters will be measured in the Day (10:00) - Night (22:00) cycle for 3 days, just before being taken into kangaroo care in the experimental group, and when the kangaroo care is terminated, the baby will be measured in the mother's arms. Then, the mother and baby will be placed in kangaroo care for a minimum of 70 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Health Institutes of Turkey

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Sibel Küçükoğlu

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sibel Kucukoglu, Prof · Selcuk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Weeks
Max Age
37 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-15
Primary Completion
2025-04-15
Completion
2025-04-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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