Monitoring of Vital Signs During Skin-to-skin Holding by Mothers of Their Preterm Babies

Completed

Conditions studied: Other Preterm Infants

In brief

This observational study aims to monitor the vital sign changes in both mother and baby that occur during kangaroo care in preterm infants and to investigate any potential correlations between maternal measurement values and those of the infant. The purpose of this observational study is to look for a method to track the earliest responses that could, theoretically, be considered as 'social responses' in hopes of providing developmental interventions earlier to at-risk infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02231801

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

40

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-31

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• inborn at Mount Sinai
• gestational age between 30 0/7 weeks and 34 6/7 weeks gestation
• only one infant of a multiple gestation
• plan by family to do kangaroo care during NICU stay

You may not qualify if…

• outborn infants
• gestational age less that 29 6/7 weeks or greater than 35 0/7 weeks
• other infants of multiple gestation (see inclusion criteria)
• any major congenital anomalies
• sepsis and/or any other serious clinical complication precluding kangaroo care

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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