N/A
N=375
Kangaroo Mother Care to Prevent Hypothermia in Term Infants
Hypothermia · Newborn
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02189759 ↗Enrolled (actual)
375
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Jun 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Infants With Axillary Temperature <36.0 Degrees Celsius — 55; 56 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care to one hour after birth (Other); Standard Kangaroo Mother Care to one hour after birth (Other); Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care to discharge (Other); Standard Kangaroo Mother Care to discharge (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric · 0+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Primary completion
- Sep 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Infants With Axillary Temperature <36.0 Degrees Celsius |
55; 56 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Infants With Axillary Temperature < 36.0 Degrees Celsius at Discharge |
14; 14 | — |
| SECONDARY Number Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Duration of Kangaroo Mother Care |
.6; 0; 7; 0 | — |
Summary
The overall hypothesis is that better adherence to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in combination with existing WHO thermoregulation care will reduce the incidence of moderate hypothermia (32-36 degrees C) or severe hypothermia (<32.0 degrees C) in term infants (greater than or equal to 37 weeks of gestational age) when compared with routine WHO thermoregulation alone.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Estimated gestational age greater than or equal to 37 weeks
- Delivery in the hospital
Exclusion Criteria
- Abdominal wall defect or myelomeningocele
- Major congenital anomalies
- Blistering skin disorder
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02189759). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.