Clinical trials: Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Newborn Morbidity
Implementation at Scale and Evaluation of KMC
The goal of this quasi-experimental study design is to look at feasibility and document the process and challenges of implementing KMC at scale in district Sanghar (Sindh) and Lasbella (Balochistan) .
- Trial name
- KMC (NCT06130488)
- Testing
- KMC
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Low Birth Weight Among Neonates
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Kangaroo Mother Care in Increasing the Rate of Weight Gain Among Neonates
A randomized, controlled trial of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) to determine the effectiveness in increasing the rate of weight gain among low birth weight neonates.
- Trial name
- NCT02085382
- Testing
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Conventional Mother Care
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Philippines
Mechanical Ventilation, Pain
Skin Conductance in Ventilated Preterms
The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the pain and stress experienced by newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation (breathing through a machine).
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Pain, Skin to Skin Care, Kangaroo Mother Care
- Trial name
- SCiP (NCT07568418)
- Testing
- Skin Conductance Measurement
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University Hospital
Premature Neonate
Effect of "Kangaroo Mother Care" on Premature Infants Physiological Outcomes
This project aims at testing the effect of applying the KMC on the premature infants' physiological outcomes. The findings of this project are expected to contribute to the discipline of preterm infants' care by providing…
- Trial name
- NCT02919540
- Testing
- Kangaroo care approach
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
Kangaroo Care, Premature Infant
Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Kangaroo Care vs. Incubator Care
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…
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Care, Premature Infant, IVH- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- KANVIH (NCT07473882)
- Testing
- Lateral, Prone, Incubator care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Heel Lancing, Heel Lance Procedures
The Effect of Different Kangaroo Mother Care Positions on Newborns During Heel Lancing
Newborn screenings are crucial preventive health services within public health programs worldwide. In our country, as part of this program, heel blood is taken from newborns between the 48th and 72nd hours after birth, which…
- Conditions
- Heel Lancing, Heel Lance Procedures, Kangaroo Mother Care, Skin to Skin Contact
- Trial name
- NCT06626815
- Testing
- Lateral Kangaroo Mother Care Position, Reverse Kangaroo Mother Care Position
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maltepe University
Kangaroo Care, Weight Gain
Effect of Kangaroo Care on Test Weighing
The study will be conducted with the Crossover Randomized Controlled Method. The infants who have attained oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups via randomization in the computer…
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Care, Weight Gain, Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate
- Trial name
- NCT04252547
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Extreme Prematurity, Extremely Low Birth Weight
RCT: The Effect of Held Position During Kangaroo Care on Physiological Parameters of Premature Infants
The goal of this superiority crossover randomised controlled trial is to investigate whether there is an optimal position at which to perform kangaroo mother care (KMC) in extremely preterm infants in the NICU.
- Conditions
- Extreme Prematurity, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05686252
- Testing
- Held Position
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Preterm Birth, Hypothermia, Newborn
Kangaroo Mother Care With Plastic Bag (Trials 1A & 1B)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with the use of a plastic bag in combination with routine World Health Organization (WHO)…
- Trial name
- NCT03141736
- Testing
- KMC & WHO protocol (0-1 hour), KMC, WHO protocol & bag (0-1 hour), KMC & WHO protocol (1-24 hours)
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Low Birth Weight
Community Kangaroo Mother Care for Improving Child Survival and Brain Development in Low Birth Weight Newborns
While newborn and child survival remains a priority, optimal development of survivors is receiving increasing attention. Interventions that impact both survival and development should be prioritized for action.
- Trial name
- CKMC-DEV (NCT02631343)
- Testing
- KMC, Essential newborn care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Prematurity of Fetus, Low Birth Weight Baby
Daily Skin-to-Skin Contact Duration in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants Admitted to a Kangaroo Care Unit
Kangaroo Mother Care promotes prolonged skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their parents. Although this practice is routinely encouraged in Kangaroo Care Units, the daily duration of skin-to-skin contact varies…
- Trial name
- PAP-UK (NCT07747870)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
Preterm Infant, Growth Acceleration
Effect on Early Somatic Growth of a Daily Kinesthetic Stimulation on Preterm Infants
Kangaroo position (KP), the essential component of the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) method, has been increasingly implemented, given the benefits of early skin-to-skin contact on the cerebral maturation of preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Growth Acceleration, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Trial name
- KISONKAP (NCT03574350)
- Testing
- KS in Kangaroo Position, KS in incubator
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Nathalie Charpak