Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Kangaroo Care vs. Incubator Care

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Conditions studied: Kangaroo Care, Premature Infant, IVH- Intraventricular Hemorrhage

In brief

This clinical study aims to find out whether kangaroo care (skin-to-skin contact between parents and their extremely premature newborns) can help protect the babies' brains by reducing the risk of bleeding in the brain during the first days of life. To do this, the extremely premature newborns will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: kangaroo care in a side-lying position, kangaroo care in a face-down position, or standard care in an incubator. Researchers will monitor the babies for signs of brain bleeding and other health measures to determine which approach is safest. The main hypothesis is that kangaroo care in the side-lying position may lower the risk of severe brain bleeding compared with the other positions or remaining in the incubator.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07473882

Run by

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

People needed

314

Starts

2027-01-01

Expected to finish

2029-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-16

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Preterm infants born at 28 weeks of gestational age or less, admitted to the NICU and born at the study center (inborn), less than 72 hours old, with a parent or legal guardian present who is willing to provide kangaroo care.

You may not qualify if…

• Preterm infants in the immediate postoperative period following major surgery.
• Preterm infants with congenital abdominal wall malformations.
• Preterm infants requiring immobilization.
• Preterm infants who are clinically unstable and unable to tolerate kangaroo care.
• Preterm infants whose parents decline participation in the study.

Where it is running

• Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre — Madrid, Spain

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