Hammock Position and Nesting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Conditions studied: Behavior, Nesting, Behavior, Child

In brief

This research aims to determine the effect of hammock position and nesting practices on the comfort level and physiological parameters of preterm babies.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06209060

Run by

Maltepe University

People needed

72

Starts

2025-11-01

Expected to finish

2026-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-14

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Preterm babies between 32-37 weeks of gestation
• The weight of the baby is 1500 grams and above,
• Postnatal age is 3 days or more,
• Preterm babies who have been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for more than 24 hours,
• The baby is fed intermittently for more than 60 minutes,
• 30 minutes have passed since feeding,
• Do not perform procedures such as peripheral vascular access, blood collection, or gastric tube placement on the baby within the last hour before being taken into the study,
• Not applying phototherapy to the baby,
• No problems with the central nervous system such as cranial bleeding, convulsion, hypertonia,
• The baby does not have any congenital anomalies or respiratory distress,
• The baby does not receive oxygen support and is not connected to a respirator.

You may not qualify if…

• Babies younger than 32 weeks of gestation and older than 37 weeks of gestation
• The baby's weight is below 1500 grams,
• Postnatal age is less than 3 days,
• Preterm babies who have been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for less than 24 hours,
• The baby is fed at intervals of less than 60 minutes,
• Less than 30 minutes have passed since feeding,
• Performing procedures such as peripheral vascular access, blood collection, and gastric tube placement on the baby within the last hour before being taken into the study,
• Applying phototherapy to the baby,
• Having a problem with the central nervous system such as cranial hemorrhage, convulsion, hypertonia,
• Presence of the baby's congenital anomaly or respiratory distress,
• The baby receives oxygen support and is connected to a respirator.

Where it is running

• Maltepe University — Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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