Efficacy of Continuous Skin to Skin Care (Technique Kangaroo: TK) After Birth for Low Birth Weight (LBW) Infants and Their Mothers in Developing Countries (EtudeTK)

Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Birth Weight

Treatments: Other: Conventional care; Behavioral: TK as soon as possible within 24 hours after birth

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00531492

FASID-06-CE-56

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of Technique Kangourou (TK) between low birth weight (LBW) infants and their mothers started as soon as possible within 24 hours after birth in developing country.

For the purpose of this study, TK is defined as skin-to-skin direct and continuous (24 hours) contact between LBW infants and their mothers or any other people who substitute mothers.

Enrollment: 73 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 24 hours old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Birth weight (BW) < 2500g
• Delivery at maternity of CHUM (Birth < 24 hours)
• Without serious congenital malformation
• Sat O2 >=95％, HR > 100 / min, RR < 60 / min, Capillary refilling time < 3 sec
• The mother and the family are motivated to practice TK.
• The mother and the family available to practise TK should be healthy.

Exclusion criteria

• Apnea of prematurity >20 sec
• With intravenous infusion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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73 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: TK as soon as possible within 24 hours after birth

B

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Conventional care