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Behavior, ChildKangarooNCT05165004

Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Versus Hammock Positioning

A study testing Kangaroo Mother Care, Hammock Positioning and Routine Care of NICU in people with Behavior, Child, run by Alexandria University at 1 site in Egypt.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Aim This study aimed to investigate the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC)versus hammock positioning (HP) on physiological indices and behavioral organization among preterm neonates. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day to 28 daysHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Behavior, Child
What is being tested?
Kangaroo Mother Care, Hammock Positioning and Routine Care of NICU
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
90 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
22 Feb 2021to 23 Jul 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 day to 28 days
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Preterm Neonates
  • Hemodynamically stable

Who cannot join

  • Mechanically Ventilated
  • Pulmonary Disorders
  • Cardiac Disorders,
  • Neurological Disorders

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Egypt1 site
  • Faculty of Nursing

    Alexandria, 56321

Other trials in Egypt

About this study

Official title: Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Versus Hammock Positioning on Physiological Indices and Behavioral Organization Among Preterm Neonates: A Humanized Nursing Approach

Aim

This study aimed to investigate the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC)versus hammock positioning (HP) on physiological indices and behavioral organization among preterm neonates.

Hypotheses

Preterm neonates who receive KMC exhibit more stable physiological indices and behavioral organization state than those who do not .

Preterm neonates who receive HP exhibit more stable physiological indices and behavioral organization state than those who do not .

Preterm neonates who receive KMC exhibit more stable physiological indices and behavioral organization state than those who receive HP.

Read the detailed description

A quasi-experimental, pre-posttests, research design was carried out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Specialized University Hospital . A sample of 90 preterm neonates were randomly assigned into three equal groups. The preterm neonates in the control group received the routine care of the NICU, which entails; encircling the neonate in a fetal position using rolled towel inside the incubator.

For the KMC group:

Researchers contacted the mother a day before applying KMC, and advised her to take shower and abstain from using perfumes before attending to the NICU. On days of KMC application, the researchers asked the mother to remove the upper clothes in a private room and put on an open-front gown and mask. The mother was assisted to sit in a comfortable chair with a soft backrest and footrest to prevent fatigue. Then, the preterm neonate was carefully put naked except for the head and diaper area on the mothers' bare chest with flexed arms and legs as in froglike position, and the head was turned sideways. The researchers wrapped and secured the mother's gown and put a blanket on the neonates' back to ensure neonatal thermal insulation. The mother was instructed to support the neonate's bottom with the right hand while supporting the head and neck with the other hand.

For HP group:

Researchers made a hammock by using a rectangular cotton cloth with ropes that passed through the circular openings of the incubator and tied on the upper part of it. After one hour of feeding, the preterm neonate was placed in a supine fetal position in the hammock where the head was supported in a neutral midline position by using rolled towel without neck hyperflexion or hyperextension. Moreover, the spine of the preterm neonate was supported while arms and knees were flexed.

Kangaroo mother care and HP were performed in the morning shift for one hour from 10 am till 11 am on three consecutive days. Behavioral states of preterm neonates were assessed in the three groups four times during the intervention at fixed intervals in order to minimize the measurement errors due to fluctuations in their behavioral states. In case of incidental neonatal distress, the intervention was discontinued. After one hour of applying KMC or HP, the preterm neonates were placed in the incubator as the routine NICU care. Finally, neonates' physiological indices and behavioral states in the three groups were recorded after 15 min from the intervention using tools I\&II. Data were collected over 12 months from March 2020 till the end of February 2021.

Conditions
Behavior, Child
Being tested
Kangaroo Mother Care, Hammock Positioning, Routine Care of NICU
Keywords
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method, Patient Positioning, Infant Behavior, Physiological, Premature, Neonatal Nursing
Medical subject headings
Child Behavior, Infant Behavior, Premature Birth

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Kangaroo Mother CareBehavioural

    the preterm neonate was carefully put naked except for the head and diaper area on the mothers' bare chest with flexed arms and legs as in froglike position, and the head was turned sideways. The researchers wrapped and secured the mother's gown and put a blanket on the neonates' back to ensure neonatal thermal insulation

  • Hammock PositioningBehavioural

    After one hour of feeding, the preterm neonate was placed in a supine fetal position in the hammock where the head was supported in a neutral midline position by using rolled towel without neck hyperflexion or hyperextension. Moreover, the spine of the preterm neonate was supported while arms and knees were flexed

  • Routine Care of NICUBehavioural

    ; encircling the neonate in a fetal position using rolled towel inside the incubator.

Study groups in NCT05165004
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Kangaroo Mother CareExperimentalResearchers contacted the mother a day before applying KMC, and advised her to take shower and abstain from using perfumes before attending to the NICU. On days of KMC application, the researchers asked the mother to remove the upper clothes in a private room and put on an open-front gown and mask. The mother was assisted to sit in a comfortable chair with a soft backrest and footrest to prevent fatigue. Then, the preterm neonate was carefully put naked except for the head and diaper area on the mothers' bare chest with flexed arms and legs as in froglike position, and the head was turned sideways. The researchers wrapped and secured the mother's gown and put a blanket on the neonates' back to ensure neonatal thermal insulation. The mother was instructed to support the neonate's bottom with the right hand while supporting the head and neck with the other hand.
Receives: Behavioral: Kangaroo Mother Care
Hammock PositioningExperimentalResearchers made a hammock by using a rectangular cotton cloth with ropes that passed through the circular openings of the incubator and tied on the upper part of it. After one hour of feeding, the preterm neonate was placed in a supine fetal position in the hammock where the head was supported in a neutral midline position by using rolled towel without neck hyperflexion or hyperextension. Moreover, the spine of the preterm neonate was supported while arms and knees were flexed.
Receives: Behavioral: Hammock Positioning
NICU Routine CareActive comparatorThe preterm neonates in the control group received the routine care of the NICU, which entails; encircling the neonate in a fetal position using rolled towel inside the incubator.
Receives: Behavioral: Routine Care of NICU

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Neonates' Heart Rate (HR)

    The researchers recorded the neonates' heart rate from the ECG monitor

    Measured: immediately after the intervention

  2. Neonates' Respiratory Rate (RR)

    The researchers recorded the neonates' Respiratory Rate (RR) the ECG monitor

    Measured: immediately after the intervention

  3. Neonates' Oxygen Saturation (SpO2)

    The researchers recorded the neonates' oxygen saturation (SpO2) using the pulse oximetry

    Measured: immediately after the intervention

  4. Neonates' Temperature

    The researchers measure the neonates' temperature using electronic thermometer

    Measured: immediately after the intervention

  5. Neonates' Weight

    The researchers measure the neonates' weight using digital weighing scale

    Measured: 3 days After the intervention

  6. Anderson Behavioral State Scale

    This scale was adopted from Anderson et al. (1990) to assess the behavioral organization of preterm neonates. Neonates' behavioral state is judged by observing their respiratory regularity, opening or closing of the eyes, limb and trunk activity, and the intensity of crying. Based on the observations, the scale will differentiate 12 behavioral states, including; regular quiet sleep (1), irregular quiet sleep (2), active sleep (3), very active sleep (4), drowsy (5), alert inactivity (6), quite awake (7), active awake (8), very active awake (9), fussing (10), crying (11) and hard crying (12). Scores from 1 to 5 indicate that the neonate is in a sleep state. Scores from 6 to 8 denotes that the neonate is awake and calm. Scores from 9 to 12 indicate that the neonate is in a restless state of or fussiness.

    Measured: immediately after the intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Dec 2021
  2. Study start22 Feb 2021
  3. Primary completion19 Jul 2021
  4. Study completion23 Jul 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
90 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05165004
Sponsor's protocol ID
2218112020
Acronym
Kangaroo
Status last verified
Dec 2021
First submitted
25 Nov 2021
Last updated
21 Dec 2021
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • El-Farrash RA, Shinkar DM, Ragab DA, Salem RM, Saad WE, Farag AS, Salama DH, Sakr MF. Longer duration of kangaroo care improves neurobehavioral performance and feeding in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(4):683-688. doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0558-6. Epub 2019 Sep 7.

    PubMed 31493775
  • Campbell-Yeo ML, Disher TC, Benoit BL, Johnston CC. Understanding kangaroo care and its benefits to preterm infants. Pediatric Health Med Ther. 2015 Mar 18;6:15-32. doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S51869. eCollection 2015.

    PubMed 29388613
  • Feldman R, Rosenthal Z, Eidelman AI. Maternal-preterm skin-to-skin contact enhances child physiologic organization and cognitive control across the first 10 years of life. Biol Psychiatry. 2014 Jan 1;75(1):56-64. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.012. Epub 2013 Oct 4.

    PubMed 24094511
  • Jesus VR, Oliveira PMN, Azevedo VMGO. Effects of hammock positioning in behavioral status, vital signs, and pain in preterms: a case series study. Braz J Phys Ther. 2018 Jul-Aug;22(4):304-309. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

    PubMed 29598896
  • Korraa AA, El Nagger AA, Mohamed RA, Helmy NM. Impact of kangaroo mother care on cerebral blood flow of preterm infants. Ital J Pediatr. 2014 Nov 13;40:83. doi: 10.1186/s13052-014-0083-5.

    PubMed 25391600
  • Menger JL, Mafaldo LR, Schiwe D, Schaan CW, Heinzmann-Filho JP. EFFECTS OF HAMMOCK POSITIONING ON CLINICAL PARAMETERS IN PRETERM INFANTS ADMITTED TO A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Rev Paul Pediatr. 2020 Nov 30;39:e2019399. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2021/39/2019399. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 33263617

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Kangaroo Mother Care, Hammock Positioning and Routine Care of NICU in people with Behavior, Child, run by Alexandria University at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Dec 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Neonates' Heart Rate (HR) (time frame: immediately after the intervention). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05165004, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Dec 2021.

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