Evaluating the Effects of Kangaroo Care in the NICU
Completed
Conditions studied: Kangaroo Care, Premature Birth, Fathers
In brief
The main hypothesis of this study is that Kangaroo Father Care (KFC) will positively impact acute physiologic and long-term behavioral outcomes in infants, fathers, and families.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04727125
- Run by
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- People needed
- 75
- Starts
- 2019-05-17
- Expected to finish
- 2022-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-03-10
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Infants: Infants who are born at Prentice Women's Hospital between 30 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks gestation, are ≤20 days old at the time of enrollment, and do not meet any of the study's exclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in this study. Additionally, infants will only be included in this study if both of their biological parents are eligible and agree to participate.
- Parents: Parents who are ≥18 years of age, English speaking, expect mother and father to raise the infant together in the same household regardless of their marital status, and do not meet any of the study's exclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in this study. Additionally, family units will only be included in this study if both biological parents of the infant are eligible and agree to participate. Only English speaking parents will be included in this trial because the study questionnaires are only available in English.
You may not qualify if…
- Infants: Infants who are intubated or sedated, are receiving vasopressors or analgesics, have any congenital anomalies or skin abnormalities deemed likely to impact KC by clinical team, have received or are planned to receive surgical intervention, or are experiencing other symptoms or receiving other intervention that will impact the utilization of KC, wearable sensors, and/or oral swabs will be excluded from this study.
- Parents: Parents who are showing any signs of illness or taking corticosteroids or testosterone supplementation will be excluded from this study. Non-English speaking parents will also be excluded from this study because the questionnaires associated with this study are only available in English.
Where it is running
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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